diff --git a/meson_cross/i586_djgpp_dos.txt b/meson_cross/i586_djgpp_dos.txt
index 3d97aab7a..a1f2401d0 100644
--- a/meson_cross/i586_djgpp_dos.txt
+++ b/meson_cross/i586_djgpp_dos.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ default_library = 'static'
 [project options]
 tests = 'disabled'
 ich_descriptors_tool = 'disabled'
+# DOS time resolution is only about 50ms
+delay_minimum_sleep_us = 50000
 
 [properties]
 sys_root = '/usr/local/djgpp'
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0f56e264d..6df95ba81 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ option('man-pages', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'build the m
 option('documentation', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'build the html documentation')
 option('ni845x_search_path', type : 'string', value : 'C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\Ni-845x\MS Visual C',
        description : 'Path to search for the proprietary ni845x library and header (32-bit Windows only)')
-option('delay_minimum_sleep_us', type : 'integer', min : 0, value : 100000,
+option('delay_minimum_sleep_us', type : 'integer', min : 0, value : 100,
        description : 'Minimum time in microseconds to suspend execution for (rather than polling) when a delay is required.'
                    + ' Larger values may perform better on machines with low timer resolution, at the cost of increased power.')