diff --git a/src/link.zig b/src/link.zig
index 9edd58109c..6863420d63 100644
--- a/src/link.zig
+++ b/src/link.zig
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ pub const File = struct {
                     error.AccessDenied => switch (builtin.os.tag) {
                         .windows => {
                             // give the kernel a chance to finish closing the executable handle
-                            std.os.windows.kernel32.Sleep(0);
+                            std.os.windows.kernel32.Sleep(1);
                             continue;
                         },
                         else => return error.AccessDenied,
diff --git a/test/standalone/windows_spawn/main.zig b/test/standalone/windows_spawn/main.zig
index 661c32aa5c..2b1a9c0c36 100644
--- a/test/standalone/windows_spawn/main.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/windows_spawn/main.zig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
     for (0..2) |_| break tmp.dir.rename("hello.exe", "hello") catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.AccessDenied => {
             // give the kernel a chance to finish closing the executable handle
-            std.os.windows.kernel32.Sleep(0);
+            std.os.windows.kernel32.Sleep(1);
             continue;
         },
         else => |e| return e,