diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
index 2f61256..135ed69 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int ui__getch(int delay_secs)
 	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
 	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
 	timeout.tv_sec = 0;
-	timeout.tv_usec = 20;
+	timeout.tv_usec = 500;
         err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
 	if (err == 0)
 		return K_ESC;