diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/net/40-net-smp-affinity b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/net/40-net-smp-affinity
index 882039b603..2279fbebeb 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/net/40-net-smp-affinity
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/net/40-net-smp-affinity
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 
 get_device_irq() {
 	local device="$1"
+	local line
+	local seconds
 
-	local line=$(grep -m 1 "${device}\$" /proc/interrupts)
+	# wait up to 10 seconds for the irq/device to appear
+	for seconds in $(seq 0 9); do
+		line=$(grep -m 1 "${device}\$" /proc/interrupts) && break
+		sleep 1
+	done
 	echo ${line} | sed 's/:.*//'
 }