diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index fad156389..8cc791897 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ SDL_WaitEventTimeout(SDL_Event * event, int timeout)
                 /* Timeout expired and no events */
                 return 0;
             }
-            SDL_Delay(10);
+            SDL_Delay(1);
             break;
         default:
             /* Has events */