diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2cb4e62..de909e3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ bitflags = "1.1.0"
 zip = "0.5.3"
 ctrlc = "3.1.3"
 cpal="0.10.0"
+spin_sleep="0.3.7"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "rba-sdl2"
diff --git a/src/plat/sdl2/main.rs b/src/plat/sdl2/main.rs
index fc77714..547ffa3 100644
--- a/src/plat/sdl2/main.rs
+++ b/src/plat/sdl2/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ extern crate sdl2;
 use sdl2::event::Event;
 use sdl2::keyboard::Keycode;
 
+extern crate spin_sleep;
+
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ fn main() {
                 match delay {
                     None => {}
                     Some(delay) => {
-                        ::std::thread::sleep(delay);
+                        spin_sleep::sleep(delay);
                     }
                 };
             }