diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/tools/neteq_test.cc b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/tools/neteq_test.cc
index 7e2093de0e..997b034df0 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/tools/neteq_test.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/tools/neteq_test.cc
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ NetEqTest::SimulationStepResult NetEqTest::RunToNextGetAudio() {
       // End the simulation if the gap is too large. This indicates an issue
       // with the event log file.
       const bool simulation_step_too_large = result.simulation_step_ms > 1000;
+      if (simulation_step_too_large) {
+        // If we don't reset the step time, the large gap will be included in
+        // the simulation time, which can be a large distortion.
+        result.simulation_step_ms = 10;
+      }
       result.is_simulation_finished = simulation_step_too_large ||
                                       no_more_packets_to_decode ||
                                       input_->ended();