diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 19b7a5e68..11724c310 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-12-17  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
+
+	* autoload.cc (timeBeginPeriod): Delete.
+	* dcrt0.cc (dll_crt0_1): Use NtSetTimerResolution rather than
+	timeBeginPeriod.
+
 2013-12-17  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
 
 	* autoload.cc (timeBeginPeriod): Autoload.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
index 8a98b5b29..0199cc553 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ LoadDLLfunc (SetParent, 8, user32)
 LoadDLLfunc (SetProcessWindowStation, 4, user32)
 LoadDLLfunc (SetThreadDesktop, 4, user32)
 
-LoadDLLfunc (timeBeginPeriod, 4, winmm)
 LoadDLLfuncEx3 (waveInAddBuffer, 12, winmm, 1, 0, 1)
 LoadDLLfuncEx3 (waveInClose, 4, winmm, 1, 0, 1)
 LoadDLLfuncEx3 (waveInGetNumDevs, 0, winmm, 1, 0, 1)
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
index 3d430a958..d491fa6c5 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ dll_crt0_1 (void *)
 {
   extern void initial_setlocale ();
 
-  timeBeginPeriod (1);
+  NtSetTimerResolution (10000, TRUE, NULL);
   _my_tls.incyg++;
   /* Inherit "parent" exec'ed process sigmask */
   if (spawn_info && !in_forkee)