diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
index 49e6f59efa8..7bcf5cc7cbc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class MIInferior extends Process {
 			// Allow (5 secs) for the interrupt to propagate.
 			for (int i = 0; isRunning() && i < 5; i++) {
 				try {
-					java.lang.Thread.sleep(1000);
+					java.lang.Thread.sleep(2000);
 				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				}
 			}