diff --git a/tests/libtransport/HTTPRequest.cpp b/tests/libtransport/HTTPRequest.cpp
index 0954d92b2873e84d32a2dae85204c3bfd786582e..91f879e42d89d204e4c29bf87217a5608ae3400d 100644
--- a/tests/libtransport/HTTPRequest.cpp
+++ b/tests/libtransport/HTTPRequest.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 #include <cppunit/TestFixture.h>
 #include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
 #include <Swiften/Swiften.h>
@@ -20,10 +21,6 @@ using namespace Transport;
 #define get_value_or(X) substr()
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#define sleep Sleep
-#endif
-
 class HTTPRequestTest : public CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFixture, public BasicTest {
 	CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(HTTPRequestTest);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST(GETThreadPool);
@@ -61,7 +58,9 @@ class HTTPRequestTest : public CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFixture, public BasicTest {
 
 		int i = 0;
 		while (result == false && i < 5) {
-			sleep(1);
+			boost::system_time time = boost::get_system_time();
+			time += boost::posix_time::seconds(1);
+			boost::thread::sleep(time);
 			loop->processEvents();
 			i++;
 		}