1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/timer.c b/libglusterfs/src/timer.c
index c2d743b3a28..d8f53a8d18e 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/timer.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/timer.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ void *
 gf_timer_proc (void *ctx)
 {
         gf_timer_registry_t *reg = NULL;
+	const struct timespec sleepts = {.tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 0, };
 
         if (ctx == NULL)
         {
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ gf_timer_proc (void *ctx)
                         else
                                 break;
                 }
-                usleep (1000000);
+                nanosleep (&sleepts, NULL);
         }
 
         pthread_mutex_lock (&reg->lock);