diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 2c27149792..05ea6ea5b9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -594,6 +594,6 @@ static void GameLoop()
 		if(g_bHasFocus)
 			SDL_Delay( 0 );	// give some time to other processes and threads
 		else
-			SDL_Delay( 5 );	// give some time to other processes and threads
+			SDL_Delay( 10 );// give some time to other processes and threads
 	}
 }