diff --git a/src/mgl/utils.cpp b/src/mgl/utils.cpp
index d9e31e8b67..ec8ed4ff07 100644
--- a/src/mgl/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/mgl/utils.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void wxBell()
 
 void wxSleep(int nSecs)
 {
-    wxUsleep(1000 * nSecs);
+    wxMilliSleep(1000 * nSecs);
 }
 
 void wxMilliSleep(unsigned long milliseconds)