diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_timefx.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_timefx.cc
index cc34c49dda..c0c8cd3be0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_timefx.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_timefx.cc
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Editor::timefx_thread (void *arg)
         */
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-	Sleep(2000);
+	Glib::usleep(2 * G_USEC_PER_SEC);
 #else
         struct timespec t = { 2, 0 };
         nanosleep (&t, 0);