diff --git a/applications/solvers/modules/foamMultiRun/setDeltaT.C b/applications/solvers/modules/foamMultiRun/setDeltaT.C
index 616fd1789d..61faebae71 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/modules/foamMultiRun/setDeltaT.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/modules/foamMultiRun/setDeltaT.C
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void Foam::setDeltaT(Time& runTime, const PtrList<solver>& solvers)
 
         if (deltaT != great)
         {
-            runTime.setDeltaT(deltaT);
+            runTime.setDeltaT(min(runTime.deltaTValue(), deltaT));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/applications/solvers/modules/foamRun/setDeltaT.C b/applications/solvers/modules/foamRun/setDeltaT.C
index bcc554c4ce..6631a31c26 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/modules/foamRun/setDeltaT.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/modules/foamRun/setDeltaT.C
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void Foam::setDeltaT(Time& runTime, const solver& solver)
      && runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault("adjustTimeStep", false)
     )
     {
-        runTime.setDeltaT(solver.maxDeltaT());
+        runTime.setDeltaT(min(runTime.deltaTValue(), solver.maxDeltaT()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/setInitialDeltaT.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/setInitialDeltaT.H
index 271d76fa8f..3381f1682f 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/setInitialDeltaT.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/setInitialDeltaT.H
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ if (adjustTimeStep)
 {
     if ((runTime.timeIndex() == 0) && (CoNum > small))
     {
-        runTime.setDeltaT(min(maxCo*runTime.deltaTValue()/CoNum, maxDeltaT));
+        runTime.setDeltaT
+        (
+            min
+            (
+                maxCo*runTime.deltaTValue()/CoNum,
+                min(runTime.deltaTValue(), maxDeltaT)
+            )
+        );
     }
 }