diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Interop/GlibTimeout.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Interop/GlibTimeout.cs
index 1936d40086..07ca4a9539 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Interop/GlibTimeout.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Interop/GlibTimeout.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Gtk3.Interop
         public static IDisposable StarTimer(uint interval, Action tick)
         {
             var timer = new Timer ();
-            GlibTimeout.Add(interval,
+            GlibTimeout.Add(101, interval,
                 () =>
                 {
                     if (timer.Stopped)