--- gpm-1.20.1/src/console.c.org	2006-09-03 10:11:17.000000000 +0200
+++ gpm-1.20.1/src/console.c	2006-09-03 10:14:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <time.h>          /* time() */
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>     /* O_RDONLY */
 #include <sys/stat.h>      /* mkdir()  */
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>     /* __u32 */
 
 #include <linux/vt.h>      /* VT_GETSTATE */
@@ -102,8 +103,17 @@ int is_text_console(void)
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void wait_text_console(void)
 {
+   struct timeval now;
+   int usecs;
    do {
-      sleep(2);
+      /* sleep to the top of the seconds about 2 seconds from now */
+      gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+      usecs = 2000000;
+      if (now.tv_usec <= 250000)
+          usecs -= 1000000;
+      usecs += 1000000 - now.tv_usec;
+
+      usleep(usecs);
    } while (!is_text_console());
 }