diff --git a/src/servers/app/DirectWindowSupport.cpp b/src/servers/app/DirectWindowSupport.cpp
index b155942277..91d962e475 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/DirectWindowSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/DirectWindowSupport.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ DirectWindowData::_SyncronizeWithClient()
 #if 0
 		status = acquire_sem(fAcknowledgeSem);
 #else	
-		status = acquire_sem_etc(fAcknowledgeSem, 1, B_TIMEOUT, 3000000);
+		status = acquire_sem_etc(fAcknowledgeSem, 1, B_TIMEOUT, 500000);
 #endif
 	} while (status == B_INTERRUPTED);