diff --git a/wrappers/cpp/libfreenect.hpp b/wrappers/cpp/libfreenect.hpp
index 59450f8b..5703e30b 100644
--- a/wrappers/cpp/libfreenect.hpp
+++ b/wrappers/cpp/libfreenect.hpp
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ namespace Freenect {
 		// Do not call directly, thread runs here
 		void operator()() {
 			while (!m_stop) {
-				int res = freenect_process_events(m_ctx);
+				static timeval timeout = { 1, 0 };
+				int res = freenect_process_events_timeout(m_ctx, &timeout);
 				if (res < 0)
 				{
 					// libusb signals an error has occurred