diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 442b286..3182dca 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ $(patsubst %, check-qtest-%, $(QTEST_TARGETS)): check-qtest-%: $(check-qtest-y)
 	$(if $(CONFIG_GCOV),@rm -f *.gcda */*.gcda */*/*.gcda */*/*/*.gcda,)
 	$(call quiet-command,QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=$*-softmmu/qemu-system-$* \
 		gtester $(GTESTER_OPTIONS) -m=$(SPEED) $(check-qtest-$*-y),"GTESTER $@")
-	$(if $(CONFIG_GCOV),@for f in $(gcov-files-$*-y); do \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_GCOV),@sleep 1; for f in $(gcov-files-$*-y); do \
 	  echo Gcov report for $$f:;\
 	  $(GCOV) $(GCOV_OPTIONS) $$f -o `dirname $$f`; \
 	done,)