diff --git a/src/linux_platform.cpp b/src/linux_platform.cpp
index 1b53a6a..63b1849 100644
--- a/src/linux_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/linux_platform.cpp
@@ -380,5 +380,7 @@ void platform_update_audio(float dt)
   soundState->playingSounds.clear();
 }
 
-
-
+void platform_sleep(unsigned int ms)
+{
+  sleep(ms);
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8538d60..76ebe42 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void reload_game_dll()
 
     while(!copy_file(gameDLLName, gameLoadDLLName, &transientStorage))
     {
-      Sleep(10);
+      platform_sleep(10);
     }
     SM_TRACE("Copied %s", gameDLLName);
 
diff --git a/src/platform.h b/src/platform.h
index 3919138..8ece4d8 100644
--- a/src/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform.h
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ void* platform_load_dynamic_library(char* dll);
 void* platform_load_dynamic_function(void* dll, char* funName);
 bool platform_free_dynamic_library(void* dll);
 bool platform_init_audio();
-void platform_update_audio(float dt);
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+void platform_update_audio(float dt);
+void platform_sleep(unsigned int ms);
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diff --git a/src/win32_platform.cpp b/src/win32_platform.cpp
index c1a13d4..d2d86d6 100644
--- a/src/win32_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/win32_platform.cpp
@@ -660,4 +660,9 @@ void platform_update_audio(float dt)
   }
 
   soundState->playingSounds.count = 0;
+}
+
+void platform_sleep(unsigned int ms)
+{
+  Sleep(ms);
 }
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