diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
index c46e6219e3..764b7a4589 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ inline u32 _rotr(u32 x, int shift) {
 
 #define LONG int
 
+
 #ifndef __forceinline
 #define __forceinline inline
 #endif
@@ -384,6 +385,12 @@ namespace
 ///////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define SLEEP(x) Sleep(x)
+#else
+#define SLEEP(x) usleep(x*1000)
+#endif
+
 #endif	// _COMMON_H
 
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
index 3486754552..5b74242f6b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/FrameTools.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void CFrame::DoStop()
 		   */
 		#ifndef SETUP_TIMER_WAITING
 			if (bRenderToMain)
-				while(Core::GetState() != Core::CORE_UNINITIALIZED) Sleep(10);
+				while(Core::GetState() != Core::CORE_UNINITIALIZED) SLEEP(10);
 		#endif
 
 		UpdateGUI();