diff --git a/tests/generic/081 b/tests/generic/081
index 11755d4d..426766d9 100755
--- a/tests/generic/081
+++ b/tests/generic/081
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ _cleanup()
 	cd /
 	rm -f $tmp.*
 	# lvm may have umounted it on I/O error, but in case it does not
+	# wait a bit for lvm to settle, sigh..
+	sleep 2
 	$UMOUNT_PROG $mnt >/dev/null 2>&1
 	$LVM_PROG vgremove -f $vgname >>$seqres.full 2>&1
 	$LVM_PROG pvremove -f $SCRATCH_DEV >>$seqres.full 2>&1