diff --git a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
index 9c79bd1988..d7463a9ad1 100644
--- a/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
+++ b/packages/network/avahi/init.d/53_avahi
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 
     mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
     while true; do
-      sleep 2
+      wait_for_dbus
       avahi-daemon > /dev/null 2>&1
+      sleep 500000
     done
 )&