diff --git a/src/client/game.cpp b/src/client/game.cpp
index bdd2db947..32787cad3 100644
--- a/src/client/game.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game.cpp
@@ -4262,8 +4262,8 @@ void FpsControl::limit(IrrlichtDevice *device, f32 *dtime)
 
 	if (busy_time < frametime_min) {
 		sleep_time = frametime_min - busy_time;
-		if (sleep_time > 1000)
-			sleep_ms(sleep_time / 1000);
+		if (sleep_time > 0)
+			sleep_us(sleep_time);
 	} else {
 		sleep_time = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/porting.h b/src/porting.h
index 1617fd644..da9f83eab 100644
--- a/src/porting.h
+++ b/src/porting.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 	#include <windows.h>
 
 	#define sleep_ms(x) Sleep(x)
+	#define sleep_us(x) Sleep((x)/1000)
 #else
 	#include <unistd.h>
 	#include <cstdint> //for uintptr_t
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 		#define _GNU_SOURCE
 	#endif
 
-	#define sleep_ms(x) usleep(x*1000)
+	#define sleep_ms(x) usleep((x)*1000)
+	#define sleep_us(x) usleep(x)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER