diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2013/RippleD.vcxproj b/Builds/VisualStudio2013/RippleD.vcxproj
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a08b521585..8031d9adef
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2013/RippleD.vcxproj
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2013/RippleD.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{26B7D9AC-1A80-8EF8-6703-D061F1BECB75}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WIN32_WINNT=0x6000;DEBUG;DEPRECATED_IN_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7_AND_LATER;OPENSSL_NO_SSL2;WIN32_CONSOLE;_CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_DEBUG;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>HAVE_USLEEP=1;_WIN32_WINNT=0x6000;DEBUG;DEPRECATED_IN_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7_AND_LATER;OPENSSL_NO_SSL2;WIN32_CONSOLE;_CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_DEBUG;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\build\proto;..\..\src;..\..\src\beast;..\..\src\protobuf\src;..\..\src\protobuf\vsprojects;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <DisableSpecificWarnings>4800;4244;4267;4018</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <ExceptionHandling>Async</ExceptionHandling>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_WIN32_WINNT=0x6000;DEPRECATED_IN_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7_AND_LATER;NDEBUG;OPENSSL_NO_SSL2;WIN32_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>HAVE_USLEEP=1;_WIN32_WINNT=0x6000;DEPRECATED_IN_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7_AND_LATER;NDEBUG;OPENSSL_NO_SSL2;WIN32_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\build\proto;..\..\src;..\..\src\beast;..\..\src\protobuf\src;..\..\src\protobuf\vsprojects;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <DisableSpecificWarnings>4800;4244;4267;4018</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <ExceptionHandling>Async</ExceptionHandling>
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index fdbb7714c3..48a7c5d068 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def config_base(env):
     env.Append(CPPDEFINES=[
         'OPENSSL_NO_SSL2'
         ,'DEPRECATED_IN_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_7_AND_LATER'
+        ,{'HAVE_USLEEP' : '1'}
         ])
 
     try: