diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
index 6305d3e16..2d17103b3 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int process_input()
   struct timeval t;
   
   t.tv_sec = 0;
-  t.tv_usec = 0;
+  t.tv_usec = 1000;
   
   FD_ZERO(&fds);
   FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &fds);