diff --git a/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in b/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
index 35c42a464e..6eed87e196 100644
--- a/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
+++ b/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ nm_stop()
 nm_restart()
 {
   nm_stop
+  sleep 2
   nm_start
 }