diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/unix.rs b/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/unix.rs
index ab8be60a0a41..da2ec1d143a1 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/unix.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/unix.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ impl WasiSched for SyncSched {
         std::thread::yield_now();
         Ok(())
     }
-    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration) {
-        std::thread::sleep(duration)
+    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        std::thread::sleep(duration);
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/windows.rs b/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/windows.rs
index 93545c404019..f40cb08d7238 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/cap-std-sync/src/sched/windows.rs
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ impl WasiSched for SyncSched {
         thread::yield_now();
         Ok(())
     }
-    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration) {
-        std::thread::sleep(duration)
+    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        std::thread::sleep(duration);
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/src/sched.rs b/crates/wasi-common/src/sched.rs
index 707459b4a662..10d12d6621fa 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/src/sched.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/src/sched.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use subscription::{MonotonicClockSubscription, RwSubscription, Subscription, Sub
 pub trait WasiSched {
     fn poll_oneoff(&self, poll: &Poll) -> Result<(), Error>;
     fn sched_yield(&self) -> Result<(), Error>;
-    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration);
+    fn sleep(&self, duration: Duration) -> Result<(), Error>;
 }
 
 pub struct Userdata(u64);
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_0.rs b/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_0.rs
index d027997122f7..909c22859972 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_0.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_0.rs
@@ -749,8 +749,7 @@ impl<'a> wasi_unstable::WasiUnstable for WasiCtx {
                     .flags
                     .contains(types::Subclockflags::SUBSCRIPTION_CLOCK_ABSTIME)
                 {
-                    self.sched.sleep(Duration::from_nanos(clocksub.timeout));
-
+                    self.sched.sleep(Duration::from_nanos(clocksub.timeout))?;
                     events.write(types::Event {
                         userdata: sub.userdata,
                         error: types::Errno::Success,
diff --git a/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_1.rs b/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_1.rs
index ca91b84cc7b1..c4518562070a 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_1.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-common/src/snapshots/preview_1.rs
@@ -920,8 +920,7 @@ impl<'a> wasi_snapshot_preview1::WasiSnapshotPreview1 for WasiCtx {
                     .flags
                     .contains(types::Subclockflags::SUBSCRIPTION_CLOCK_ABSTIME)
                 {
-                    self.sched.sleep(Duration::from_nanos(clocksub.timeout));
-
+                    self.sched.sleep(Duration::from_nanos(clocksub.timeout))?;
                     events.write(types::Event {
                         userdata: sub.userdata,
                         error: types::Errno::Success,