diff --git a/linuxspi.c b/linuxspi.c
index ffb17dfa..fa637d87 100644
--- a/linuxspi.c
+++ b/linuxspi.c
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ static int linuxspi_gpio_op_wr(PROGRAMMER* pgm, LINUXSPI_GPIO_OP op, int gpio, c
     
     FILE* f = fopen(fn, "w");
     
+    int fopen_retries = 0;
+    while (!f && fopen_retries < 100)
+    {
+        usleep(20000);
+        f = fopen(fn, "w");
+        fopen_retries++;
+    }
+
     if (!f)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: linuxspi_gpio_op_wr(): Unable to open file %s", progname, fn);