diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 2f62bedb..6cfa61b9 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -329,8 +329,11 @@ void debugCommand(redisClient *c) {
     } else if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[1]->ptr,"sleep") && c->argc == 3) {
         double dtime = strtod(c->argv[2]->ptr,NULL);
         long long utime = dtime*1000000;
+        struct timespec tv;
 
-        usleep(utime);
+        tv.tv_sec = utime / 1000000;
+        tv.tv_nsec = (utime % 1000000) * 1000;
+        nanosleep(&tv, NULL);
         addReply(c,shared.ok);
     } else if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[1]->ptr,"set-active-expire") &&
                c->argc == 3)