A gear change ECU for a CVT sets, in accordance with a stepping operation of a brake pedal by a driver, the target input rotational frequency (Nin*) such that the gear change ratio of the CVT continuously changes towards the downshift side in a plurality of steps, and sets, on the basis of the time intervals (tint(1)), (tint(2)),...... between gear changes during continuous execution of downshifts which change the gear change ratio in steps, the target input rotational frequency (Nin*) such that the greater the number of downshifts executed, the longer the time interval between continuous downshifts.