diff --git a/src/sysfunc.c b/src/sysfunc.c
index 8c7eec7..e6eb2fa 100644
--- a/src/sysfunc.c
+++ b/src/sysfunc.c
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
-/* $Id: sysfunc.c,v 1.9 2003/05/07 18:52:13 stpohle Exp $
+/* $Id: sysfunc.c,v 1.10 2003/05/07 18:52:57 stpohle Exp $
     sysfunc.c - this file hold some routines for the system functions..
     like d_delay
 */
 
 #include "bomberclone.h"
 #include "sysfunc.h"
+
 void
 s_delay (int ms)
 {
     fd_set selectset;
     struct timeval tval;
 
-    FD_ZERO (&selectset);
-    tval.tv_sec = 0;
-    tval.tv_usec = ms * 1000;
-    select (1, &selectset, NULL, NULL, &tval);
+	if (ms < 20) {
+		FD_ZERO (&selectset);
+		tval.tv_sec = 0;
+		tval.tv_usec = ms * 1000;
+		select (1, &selectset, NULL, NULL, &tval);
+	}
+	else usleep (1000 * ms);
 };
 
 int