diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
index 214eea7dd9..2637af7c12 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import time
 
 import infra.basetest
 
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ class TestMdnsd(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         # advertises the bundled _http._tcp service from /etc/mdns.d/.
         self.assertRunOk("pidof mdnsd")
 
+        # We wait for mdnsd to be ready...
+        time.sleep(1)
+
         # mdnsd only answers on multicast capable interfaces that are
         # up, so wait for eth0 to get its DHCP address before querying.
         cmd = "while ! ifconfig eth0 | grep -q 'inet addr'; do sleep 1; done"