diff --git a/packages/network/connman/conf.d/connman b/packages/network/connman/conf.d/connman
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d556e2723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/connman/conf.d/connman
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+################################################################################
+# Networking environment variables.
+#
+# This file contains non-OpenELEC evironment variables as well as OpenELEC
+# evironment variables that are not user defined.
+################################################################################
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# do not change anything below
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  wait_for_network () {
+    while [ ! -f /var/run/connman/udhcpc.*.pid ]; do
+      sleep 1
+    done
+  }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysconfig b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysconfig
index f15c8ef350..0b8b637645 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysconfig
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/sysconfig
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
     fi
   }
 
-  wait_for_network () {
-    while [ ! -f /var/run/connman/udhcpc.*.pid ]; do
-      true
-    done
-  }
-
   start_splash() {
     while true; do 
       if [ -f /tmp/.X0-lock ]; then