diff --git a/src/xenia/base/threading_timer_queue.cc b/src/xenia/base/threading_timer_queue.cc
index b55b618ae..5cd7bf1d2 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/threading_timer_queue.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/base/threading_timer_queue.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ using WaitItem = TimerQueueWaitItem;
    monopolizing a ton of cpu time (depending on the game 2-4% of total cpu time)
    on my 3990x no complaints since that change
 */
-using WaitStrat = dp::blocking_wait_strategy;
+
+/*
+	edit: actually had to change it back, when i was testing it only worked because i fixed disruptorplus' code to compile (it gives wrong args to condition_variable::wait_until) but now builds
+
+*/
+using WaitStrat = dp::spin_wait_strategy;//dp::blocking_wait_strategy;
 
 class TimerQueue {
  public: