1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index c37aa1ce9ef..adecb580634 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -1658,6 +1658,10 @@ Fourth arg SERVICE is name of the service desired, or an integer\n\
         goto loop;
       if (errno == EADDRINUSE && retry < 20)
         {
+          /* A delay here is needed on some FreeBSD systems,
+             and it is harmless, since this retrying takes time anyway
+             and should be infrequent.  */
+          Fsleep_for (make_number (1), Qnil);
           retry++;
           goto loop;
         }