diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-47.sh b/test/units/testsuite-47.sh
index 09be780a68..97f86140f1 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-47.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-47.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ systemctl status testsuite-47-repro
 leaked_pid=$(cat /leakedtestpid)
 
 systemctl stop testsuite-47-repro
+sleep 1
 
 # Leaked PID will still be around if we're buggy.
 # I personally prefer to see 42.