diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.java
index 643988e771fa..6e84478341aa 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/util/ui/Animator.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public abstract class Animator implements Disposable {
             });
           }
         }
-      }, 0, myCycleDuration * 1000 / myTotalFrames, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+      }, 0, myCycleDuration * 1000 / myTotalFrames, TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS);
     }
   }