diff --git a/libmscore/score.cpp b/libmscore/score.cpp
index 940e6d27e0a98..700a41160c8ca 100644
--- a/libmscore/score.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/score.cpp
@@ -562,10 +562,11 @@ void Score::fixTicks()
                         }
 //                  }
 
-            //
             // update time signature map
-            //
-            if (!parentScore() && (m->len() != sig)) {
+            // create event if measure len and time signature are different
+            // even if they are equivalent 4/4 vs 2/2
+            if (!parentScore() && ((m->len().numerator() != sig.numerator())
+               || (m->len().denominator() != sig.denominator()))) {
                   sig = m->len();
                   smap->add(tick, SigEvent(sig, m->timesig(),  m->no()));
                   }