diff --git a/src/reboot.c b/src/reboot.c
index 5c1dafca..d901a3d9 100644
--- a/src/reboot.c
+++ b/src/reboot.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (c)
 		err(1, "Failed signalling init to %s", msg);
-	do_sleep(2);
+	do_sleep(5);
 
 	return 0;
 }