1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index 4205a4c35f..10d4b5c779 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ class XMLRPCServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer, BaseImplServer):
                         del self._idlefuns[function]
                     elif retval is True:
                         nextsleep = 0
+                    elif isinstance(retval, float):
+                        if (retval < nextsleep):
+                            nextsleep = retval
                     else:
                         fds = fds + retval
                 except SystemExit: