diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/engine_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/engine_dialog.cc
index 88f7892906..4e65ef828f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/engine_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/engine_dialog.cc
@@ -1967,6 +1967,8 @@ EngineControl::check_audio_latency_measurement ()
 		solid = false;
 	}
 
+	lm_results.set_markup (string_compose (results_markup, buf));
+
 	if (solid) {
 		have_lm_results = true;
 		end_latency_detection ();
@@ -1974,8 +1976,6 @@ EngineControl::check_audio_latency_measurement ()
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	lm_results.set_markup (string_compose (results_markup, buf));
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2027,6 +2027,7 @@ EngineControl::check_midi_latency_measurement ()
 		have_lm_results = true;
 		end_latency_detection ();
 		lm_use_button.set_sensitive (true);
+		lm_results.set_markup (string_compose (results_markup, buf));
 		return false;
 	} else if (mididm->processed () > 400) {
 		have_lm_results = false;