diff --git a/paddle/fluid/platform/timer.h b/paddle/fluid/platform/timer.h
index 9bb66eb97ad92e526147a5a4c009880783ac3c94..56019ae7cf21c15c10b1f9247c9d95deb2a48c43 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/platform/timer.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/platform/timer.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "paddle/fluid/platform/port.h"
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static unsigned sleep(unsigned seconds) {
+  Sleep(seconds * 1000);
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 namespace paddle {
 namespace platform {