diff --git a/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/intrinsics.h b/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/intrinsics.h
index 58f5c3bb4e6..1e0fd25eabd 100644
--- a/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/intrinsics.h
+++ b/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/intrinsics.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace embree
       _mm_pause();    
 // -- GODOT start --
 #else
-      usleep(1);
+      __builtin_ia32_pause();
 #endif
 // -- GODOT end --
   }
diff --git a/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/mutex.h b/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/mutex.h
index f0f55340a96..cbd9f95697d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/mutex.h
+++ b/thirdparty/embree/common/sys/mutex.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ namespace embree
           _mm_pause();
 // -- GODOT start --
 #else
-          usleep(1);
+          __builtin_ia32_pause();
+          __builtin_ia32_pause();
 #endif
 // -- GODOT end --
         }
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ namespace embree
         _mm_pause();
 // -- GODOT start --
 #else
-        usleep(1);
+        __builtin_ia32_pause();
+        __builtin_ia32_pause();
 #endif
 // -- GODOT end --
       }
diff --git a/thirdparty/embree/common/tasking/taskschedulerinternal.cpp b/thirdparty/embree/common/tasking/taskschedulerinternal.cpp
index 923d62f83c8..456baf87442 100644
--- a/thirdparty/embree/common/tasking/taskschedulerinternal.cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/embree/common/tasking/taskschedulerinternal.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace embree
             _mm_pause();
 // -- GODOT start --
 #else
-            usleep(1);
+            __builtin_ia32_pause();
 #endif
 // -- GODOT end --
 	  loopIndex++;
diff --git a/thirdparty/embree/patches/godot-changes.patch b/thirdparty/embree/patches/godot-changes.patch
index 31873da9c53..6ccfd8eb121 100644
--- a/thirdparty/embree/patches/godot-changes.patch
+++ b/thirdparty/embree/patches/godot-changes.patch
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ diff --git a/common/sys/mutex.h b/common/sys/mutex.h
 index 1164210f2..f0f55340a 100644
 --- a/common/sys/mutex.h
 +++ b/common/sys/mutex.h
-@@ -47,8 +47,16 @@ namespace embree
+@@ -47,8 +47,17 @@ namespace embree
        {
          while (flag.load()) 
          {
@@ -101,13 +101,14 @@ index 1164210f2..f0f55340a 100644
            _mm_pause();
 +// -- GODOT start --
 +#else
-+          usleep(1);
++          __builtin_ia32_pause();
++          __builtin_ia32_pause();
 +#endif
 +// -- GODOT end --
          }
          
          bool expected = false;
-@@ -74,8 +82,16 @@ namespace embree
+@@ -74,8 +82,17 @@ namespace embree
      {
        while(flag.load())
        {
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ index 1164210f2..f0f55340a 100644
          _mm_pause();
 +// -- GODOT start --
 +#else
-+        usleep(1);
++        __builtin_ia32_pause();
++        __builtin_ia32_pause();
 +#endif
 +// -- GODOT end --
        }