diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
index 8719279d60..bd5cc66451 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ Session::no_roll (pframes_t nframes)
 	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LTC
-	if (!_engine.freewheeling()) {
-		ltc_tx_send_time_code_for_cycle (_transport_frame, end_frame, _target_transport_speed, _transport_speed, nframes);
-	}
+	ltc_tx_send_time_code_for_cycle (_transport_frame, end_frame, _target_transport_speed, _transport_speed, nframes);
 #endif
 
 	if (_process_graph) {
@@ -820,9 +818,7 @@ Session::process_without_events (pframes_t nframes)
 	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LTC
-	if (!_exporting) {
-		ltc_tx_send_time_code_for_cycle (_transport_frame, _transport_frame + frames_moved, _target_transport_speed, _transport_speed, nframes);
-	}
+	ltc_tx_send_time_code_for_cycle (_transport_frame, _transport_frame + frames_moved, _target_transport_speed, _transport_speed, nframes);
 #endif
 
 	framepos_t const stop_limit = compute_stop_limit ();