diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
index abdcdba97f..1dcfde55ff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
@@ -999,9 +999,10 @@ void NoteDataUtil::Little(NoteData &in)
 
 	// filter out all non-quarter notes
 	int max_row = in.GetLastRow();
-	for( i=0; i<=max_row; i+=ROWS_PER_BEAT ) 
-		for( int c=0; c<in.GetNumTracks(); c++ ) 
-			in.SetTapNote(c, i, TAP_EMPTY);
+	for( i=0; i<=max_row; i+=1 ) 
+		if( i % ROWS_PER_BEAT != 0 )
+			for( int c=0; c<in.GetNumTracks(); c++ ) 
+				in.SetTapNote(c, i, TAP_EMPTY);
 
 	for( i=in.GetNumHoldNotes()-1; i>=0; i-- )
 		if( fmodf(in.GetHoldNote(i).fStartBeat,1) != 0 )	// doesn't start on a beat