diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Evaluators/SpeedEvaluator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Evaluators/SpeedEvaluator.cs
index 769220ece0..ee9b46eecb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Evaluators/SpeedEvaluator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Evaluators/SpeedEvaluator.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Evaluators
             // Max distance bonus is 1 * `distance_multiplier` at single_spacing_threshold
             double distanceBonus = Math.Pow(distance / single_spacing_threshold, 3.95) * distance_multiplier;
 
+            // Apply reduced small circle bonus because flow aim difficulty on small circles doesn't scale as hard as jumps
+            distanceBonus *= Math.Sqrt(osuCurrObj.SmallCircleBonus);
+
             if (mods.OfType<OsuModAutopilot>().Any())
                 distanceBonus = 0;