diff --git a/packages/network/netmount/init.d/43_netmount b/packages/network/netmount/init.d/43_netmount
index 5e86f53e43..4fd3a22591 100755
--- a/packages/network/netmount/init.d/43_netmount
+++ b/packages/network/netmount/init.d/43_netmount
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ IFS="
         mkdir -p $MOUNTPOINT
 
         case "$SERVICE" in
-          cifs)
-            mount.cifs "$SHARE" "$MOUNTPOINT" -o "$OPTIONS"
-            ;;
-          samba)
-            mount.cifs "$SHARE" "$MOUNTPOINT" -o "$OPTIONS"
-            ;;
-          smb)
-            mount.cifs "$SHARE" "$MOUNTPOINT" -o "$OPTIONS"
+          cifs|smb|samba)
+            for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do
+              ERR_ENV=1
+              mount -n -t cifs "$SHARE" "$MOUNTPOINT" -o "$OPTIONS" > /dev/null 2>&1
+              [ $? -eq 0 ] && ERR_ENV=0 && break
+              usleep 750000
+            done
             ;;
 #          nfs)
 #            mount.nfs $SHARE $MOUNTPOINT -o $OPTIONS
 #            ;;
         esac
+        [ "$ERR_ENV" -ne 0 ] && echo "... could not mount $SHARE to $MOUNTPOINT"
       done
     fi
   fi