diff --git a/archlinux/build b/archlinux/build
index a6a9cba..aaf79b6 100755
--- a/archlinux/build
+++ b/archlinux/build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ modprobe nbd
 qemu-nbd --connect=/dev/nbd0 $arch/root.img.qcow2
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
+sleep 1
 dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/mbr.bin of=/dev/nbd0 bs=1 count=440
 
 sfdisk --no-reread /dev/nbd0 << EOF