diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 2fd3d336..c00a6b8a 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ static Bitu Normal_Loop(void) {
 	}
 }
 
+//For trying other delays
+#define wrap_delay(a) SDL_Delay(a)
+
 void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function above to remove the global variable.
 	if (GCC_UNLIKELY(ticksLocked)) { // For Fast Forward Mode
 		ticksRemain=5;
@@ -164,14 +167,36 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 		ticksScheduled = 0;
 		return;
 	}
+	
+	static Bit32s lastsleepDone = -1;
+	static Bitu sleep1count = 0;
 
 	Bit32u ticksNew;
 	ticksNew = GetTicks();
 	ticksScheduled += ticksAdded;
 	if (ticksNew <= ticksLast) { //lower should not be possible, only equal.
 		ticksAdded = 0;
-		SDL_Delay(1);
-		ticksDone -= GetTicks() - ticksNew;
+
+		if (!CPU_CycleAutoAdjust || CPU_SkipCycleAutoAdjust || sleep1count < 3) {
+			wrap_delay(1);
+		} else {
+			/* Certain configurations always give an exact sleepingtime of 1, this causes problems due to the fact that
+			   dosbox keeps track of full blocks.
+			   This code introduces some randomness to the time slept, which improves stability on those configurations
+			 */
+			static const Bit32u sleeppattern[] = { 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2};
+			static Bit32u sleepindex = 0;
+			if (ticksDone != lastsleepDone) sleepindex = 0;
+			wrap_delay(sleeppattern[sleepindex++]);
+			sleepindex %= sizeof(sleeppattern) / sizeof(sleeppattern[0]);
+		}
+		Bit32s timeslept = GetTicks() - ticksNew;
+		// Count how many times in the current block (of 250 ms) the time slept was 1 ms
+		if (CPU_CycleAutoAdjust && !CPU_SkipCycleAutoAdjust && timeslept == 1) sleep1count++;
+		lastsleepDone = ticksDone;
+
+		// Update ticksDone with the time spent sleeping
+		ticksDone -= timeslept;
 		if (ticksDone < 0)
 			ticksDone = 0;
 		return; //0
@@ -249,9 +274,13 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		//Reset cycleguessing parameters.
 		CPU_IODelayRemoved = 0;
 		ticksDone = 0;
 		ticksScheduled = 0;
+		lastsleepDone = -1;
+		sleep1count = 0;
 	} else if (ticksAdded > 15) {
 		/* ticksAdded > 15 but ticksScheduled < 5, lower the cycles
 		   but do not reset the scheduled/done ticks to take them into