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diff --git a/gnu/sleep.c b/gnu/sleep.c
index 4303d47a..305e02d0 100644
--- a/gnu/sleep.c
+++ b/gnu/sleep.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi: set ro: */
 /* DO NOT EDIT! GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY! */
 /* Pausing execution of the current thread.
-   Copyright (C) 2007, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2007, 2009-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>, 2007.
 
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ sleep (unsigned int seconds)
 /* Guarantee unlimited sleep and a reasonable return value.  Cygwin
    1.5.x rejects attempts to sleep more than 49.7 days (2**32
    milliseconds), but uses uninitialized memory which results in a
-   garbage answer.  */
+   garbage answer.  Similarly, Linux 2.6.9 with glibc 2.3.4 has a too
+   small return value when asked to sleep more than 24.85 days.  */
 unsigned int
 rpl_sleep (unsigned int seconds)
 {
   /* This requires int larger than 16 bits.  */
-  verify (UINT_MAX / 49 / 24 / 60 / 60);
-  const unsigned int limit = 49 * 24 * 60 * 60;
+  verify (UINT_MAX / 24 / 24 / 60 / 60);
+  const unsigned int limit = 24 * 24 * 60 * 60;
   while (limit < seconds)
     {
       unsigned int result;