diff --git transex3/source/xmlparse.cxx transex3/source/xmlparse.cxx
index 3b9bc34..58d1e6e 100644
--- transex3/source/xmlparse.cxx
+++ transex3/source/xmlparse.cxx
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 #include "precompiled_transex3.hxx"
 #include <iterator> /* std::iterator*/
 
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sal/alloca.h>
 
 #include "xmlparse.hxx"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
-#include "osl/mutex.hxx"
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace osl;
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ BOOL XMLFile::Write( ByteString &aFilename )
             if( !aFStream )		// From time to time the stream can not be opened the first time on NFS volumes, 
 			{					// I wasn't able to track this down. I think this is an NFS issue .....
                 //cerr << "ERROR: - helpex - Can't write to tempfile " << aFilename.GetBuffer() << " No#" << x << "\n";
-#ifdef UNX                
-                sleep( 3 );
-#else
-                Sleep( 3 );
-#endif
+                TimeValue aTime;
+                aTime.Seconds = 3;
+                aTime.Nanosec = 0;
+
+                osl::Thread::wait( aTime );
             }
             else
             {
diff --git xmlhelp/source/com/sun/star/help/HelpCompiler.cxx xmlhelp/source/com/sun/star/help/HelpCompiler.cxx
index 38804e7..7802dc0 100644
--- xmlhelp/source/com/sun/star/help/HelpCompiler.cxx
+++ xmlhelp/source/com/sun/star/help/HelpCompiler.cxx
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 #include <libxslt/xsltInternals.h>
 #include <libxslt/transform.h>
 #include <libxslt/xsltutils.h>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
+
+static void impl_sleep( sal_uInt32 nSec )
+{
+    TimeValue aTime;
+    aTime.Seconds = nSec;
+    aTime.Nanosec = 0;
+
+    osl::Thread::wait( aTime );
+}
 
 HelpCompiler::HelpCompiler(StreamTable &in_streamTable, const fs::path &in_inputFile, 
     const fs::path &in_src, const fs::path &in_resEmbStylesheet, 
@@ -58,12 +68,8 @@ xmlDocPtr HelpCompiler::getSourceDocument(const fs::path &filePath)
 	{
 		res = xmlParseFile(filePath.native_file_string().c_str());
         if( !res ){
-#ifdef UNX
-            sleep( 3 );
-#else
-            Sleep( 3 );
-#endif
-		    res = xmlParseFile(filePath.native_file_string().c_str());
+            impl_sleep( 3 );
+            res = xmlParseFile(filePath.native_file_string().c_str());
         }
 	}
 	else
@@ -87,11 +93,7 @@ xmlDocPtr HelpCompiler::getSourceDocument(const fs::path &filePath)
 		xmlDocPtr doc = xmlParseFile(filePath.native_file_string().c_str());
 		if( !doc )
         {
-#ifdef UNX
-            sleep( 3 );
-#else
-            Sleep( 3 );
-#endif
+            impl_sleep( 3 );
             doc = xmlParseFile(filePath.native_file_string().c_str());
         }
 
@@ -412,11 +414,7 @@ bool HelpCompiler::compile( void ) throw( HelpProcessingException )
     // resolve the dom
     if (!docResolvedOrg)
     {
-#ifdef UNX
-        sleep( 3 );
-#else  
-        Sleep( 3 );
-#endif
+        impl_sleep( 3 );
         docResolvedOrg = getSourceDocument(inputFile);
         if( !docResolvedOrg )
         {