diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 3845a2383c..dbc3ec4b34 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ struct _ifla_vf_vlan_info {
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#define RESYNC_RETRIES 10
+#define RESYNC_RETRIES 50
 
 /*****************************************************************************/