diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
index 4762c92ccd..265d61a002 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool MemoryCardDriver_Linux::StorageDevicesChanged()
 
 void MemoryCardDriver_Linux::GetStorageDevices( vector<UsbStorageDevice>& vDevicesOut )
 {
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000);
 
 	/* If we couldn't open it before, we probably can't open it now; don't
 	 * output more errors. */