1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index f886db1215..fab7a9ee57 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -7251,7 +7251,7 @@ rb_thread_sleep_forever()
 {
     if (curr_thread == curr_thread->next) {
 	TRAP_BEG;
-	sleep((32767L<<16)+32767);
+	pause();
 	TRAP_END;
 	return;
     }