diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py b/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
index 5d33aa3b..96e32398 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class EventletWorker(AsyncWorker):
             if self.ppid != os.getppid():
                 self.log.info("Parent changed, shutting down: %s" % self)
                 break
-            eventlet.sleep(0.1)
+            eventlet.sleep(self.timeout)
 
         self.notify()
         with eventlet.Timeout(self.timeout, False):
diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py b/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
index 40e164d5..d2b61ae6 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/ggevent.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class GeventWorker(AsyncWorker):
                 if self.ppid != os.getppid():
                     self.log.info("Parent changed, shutting down: %s" % self)
                     break
-                gevent.sleep(0.1) 
+                gevent.sleep(self.timeout) 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class GeventBaseWorker(Worker):
                 if self.ppid != os.getppid():
                     self.log.info("Parent changed, shutting down: %s" % self)
                     break
-                gevent.sleep(0.1)
+                gevent.sleep(self.timeout)
 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass