diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/thread.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/thread.rs
index 6321f92e3d9d0..bc70b3ac1705c 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/thread.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/thread.rs
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ impl Thread {
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn sleep(dur: Duration) {
+        let micros = dur.as_micros() + if dur.subsec_nanos() % 1_000 > 0 { 1 } else { 0 };
+
         unsafe {
-            hermit_abi::usleep(dur.as_micros() as u64);
+            hermit_abi::usleep(micros as u64);
         }
     }