diff --git a/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h b/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
index 4679d13565..1d78f00320 100644
--- a/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
@@ -228,15 +228,6 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_time;
 
 #define MICROPY_MPHALPORT_H         "windows_mphal.h"
 
-#if MICROPY_ENABLE_SCHEDULER
-#define MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK \
-    do { \
-        extern void mp_handle_pending(bool); \
-        mp_handle_pending(true); \
-        mp_hal_delay_us(500); \
-    } while (0);
-#endif
-
 // We need to provide a declaration/definition of alloca()
 #include <malloc.h>
 
@@ -244,6 +235,17 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_time;
 #include "init.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 
+#if MICROPY_ENABLE_SCHEDULER
+// Use 1mSec sleep to make sure there is effectively a wait period:
+// something like usleep(500) truncates and ends up calling Sleep(0).
+#define MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK \
+    do { \
+        extern void mp_handle_pending(bool); \
+        mp_handle_pending(true); \
+        msec_sleep(1.0); \
+    } while (0);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define MP_NOINLINE __attribute__((noinline))
 #endif
diff --git a/ports/windows/windows_mphal.c b/ports/windows/windows_mphal.c
index 7913435f75..17b20c3031 100644
--- a/ports/windows/windows_mphal.c
+++ b/ports/windows/windows_mphal.c
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ void mp_hal_delay_ms(mp_uint_t ms) {
     #ifdef MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK
     mp_uint_t start = mp_hal_ticks_ms();
     while (mp_hal_ticks_ms() - start < ms) {
-        // MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK does mp_hal_delay_us(500) (i.e. usleep(500)).
         MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK
     }
     #else