diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
index 1725ba7a46..d6768dbda1 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ static void android_app_entry(void *data)
    do
    {
       ret = rarch_main_iterate();
+
+      if (ret == 1)
+         rarch_sleep(10);
       rarch_main_data_iterate();
    }while (ret != -1);
 
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
index 274a08f108..22a00c1d2f 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 static void emscripten_mainloop(void)
 {
    int ret = rarch_main_iterate();
+   if (ret == 1)
+      rarch_sleep(10);
    rarch_main_data_iterate();
    if (ret != -1)
       return;
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 5c17f59110..e85f64d1c8 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *data)
 #ifndef HAVE_MAIN
    do{
       ret = rarch_main_iterate();
+      
+      if (ret == 1)
+         rarch_sleep(10);
       rarch_main_data_iterate();
    }while(ret != -1);
 
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 0e7895d887..63cf08ddcc 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -1081,10 +1081,8 @@ int rarch_main_iterate(void)
 
    if (do_state_checks(driver, settings, global, &cmd))
    {
-      /* RetroArch has been paused */
+      /* RetroArch has been paused. */
       driver->retro_ctx.poll_cb();
-      rarch_sleep(10);
-
       return 1;
    }
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 24e3701342..bfa407752b 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static void poll_iteration(void)
     {
         poll_iteration();
         ret = rarch_main_iterate();
+        if (ret == 1)
+           rarch_sleep(10);
         rarch_main_data_iterate();
         while(CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 0.002, FALSE) == kCFRunLoopRunHandledSource);
     }
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 5f57a0b3f0..876d83a91a 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static void rarch_draw_observer(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
 
    if (ret == 0)
       menu_iterate(false, MENU_ACTION_NOOP);
+   if (ret == 1)
+      rarch_sleep(10);
    rarch_main_data_iterate();
 
    if (ret == -1)