diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index 607913c92a..3b54d81a4e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	SetProcessDPIAware();
 	WSADATA wsa_data;
 	WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa_data);
+	timeBeginPeriod(1);
+
+	atexit([]
+	{
+		timeEndPeriod(1);
+		WSACleanup();
+	});
 #else
 	qputenv("QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR", "1");
 #endif