diff --git a/examples/client_test.cpp b/examples/client_test.cpp
index 3e043cfbe..b8887c86e 100644
--- a/examples/client_test.cpp
+++ b/examples/client_test.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 using boost::bind;
 using libtorrent::total_milliseconds;
 
+void sleep_ms(int milliseconds)
+{
+#if defined TORRENT_WINDOWS || defined TORRENT_CYGWIN
+	Sleep(milliseconds);
+#elif defined TORRENT_BEOS
+	snooze_until(system_time() + boost::int64_t(milliseconds) * 1000, B_SYSTEM_TIMEBASE);
+#else
+	usleep(milliseconds * 1000);
+#endif
+}
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -150,7 +161,7 @@ retry:
 	if (ret < 0 && errno != 0 && errno != ETIMEDOUT)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "select failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		libtorrent::sleep(500);
+		sleep_ms(500);
 	}
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/examples/connection_tester.cpp b/examples/connection_tester.cpp
index 506d1add3..59f845cce 100644
--- a/examples/connection_tester.cpp
+++ b/examples/connection_tester.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ boost::detail::atomic_count num_suggest(0);
 // the number of requests made from suggested pieces
 boost::detail::atomic_count num_suggested_requests(0);
 
+void sleep_ms(int milliseconds)
+{
+#if defined TORRENT_WINDOWS || defined TORRENT_CYGWIN
+	Sleep(milliseconds);
+#elif defined TORRENT_BEOS
+	snooze_until(system_time() + boost::int64_t(milliseconds) * 1000, B_SYSTEM_TIMEBASE);
+#else
+	usleep(milliseconds * 1000);
+#endif
+}
+
 std::string leaf_path(std::string f)
 {
 	if (f.empty()) return "";
@@ -1044,7 +1055,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		else if (test_mode == dual_test) seed = (i & 1);
 		conns.push_back(new peer_conn(ios[i % num_threads], ti.num_pieces(), ti.piece_length() / 16 / 1024
 			, ep, (char const*)&ti.info_hash()[0], seed, churn, corrupt));
-		libtorrent::sleep(1);
+		sleep_ms(1);
 		ios[i % num_threads].poll_one(ec);
 		if (ec)
 		{