diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index 52d7dbd17b..8841f5f52f 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       /bin/busybox ionice -c 1 -n 0 \
         /bin/busybox mount -o $3 $1 $2 > /dev/null 2>&1
       [ $? -eq 0 ] && ERR_ENV=0 && break
-      sleep 1
+      /bin/busybox usleep 200000
     done
     [ $ERR_ENV -ne 0 ] && error "INIT_4" "Could not mount $1" && debug_shell
   }