diff --git a/Adafruit_CharLCD/Adafruit_CharLCD.py b/Adafruit_CharLCD/Adafruit_CharLCD.py
index bbb8955a..22060c94 100755
--- a/Adafruit_CharLCD/Adafruit_CharLCD.py
+++ b/Adafruit_CharLCD/Adafruit_CharLCD.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def write4bits(self, bits, char_mode=False):
 
 
     def delayMicroseconds(self, microseconds):
-	seconds = microseconds / 1000000	# divide microseconds by 1 million for seconds
+	seconds = microseconds / float(1000000)	# divide microseconds by 1 million for seconds
 	sleep(seconds)