diff --git a/arch/platform/native/platform.c b/arch/platform/native/platform.c
index 02fad921c..a63ecd396 100644
--- a/arch/platform/native/platform.c
+++ b/arch/platform/native/platform.c
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
 #define SELECT_MAX 8
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SELECT_CONF_TIMEOUT
+#define SELECT_TIMEOUT SELECT_CONF_TIMEOUT
+#else
+#define SELECT_TIMEOUT 1000
+#endif
+
 static const struct select_callback *select_callback[SELECT_MAX];
 static int select_max = 0;
 
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ platform_main_loop()
     retval = process_run();
 
     tv.tv_sec = 0;
-    tv.tv_usec = retval ? 1 : 1000;
+    tv.tv_usec = retval ? 1 : SELECT_TIMEOUT;
 
     FD_ZERO(&fdr);
     FD_ZERO(&fdw);