diff --git a/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc b/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
index 95241cfb8b..af02467b33 100644
--- a/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -823,9 +823,8 @@ Status DBImpl::FinishCompactionOutputFile(CompactionState* compact,
           (unsigned long long) current_entries,
           (unsigned long long) current_bytes);
 
-      // rate-limit compaction file creation
-      // with a 25ms pause
-      env_->SleepForMicroseconds(25000);
+      // rate-limit compaction file creation with a 100ms pause
+      env_->SleepForMicroseconds(100000);
     }
   }
   return s;