diff --git a/system/networkd.go b/system/networkd.go
index f9d59ce..9ef7e39 100644
--- a/system/networkd.go
+++ b/system/networkd.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/coreos-cloudinit/network"
 	"github.com/coreos/coreos-cloudinit/third_party/github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/netlink"
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ const (
 
 func RestartNetwork(interfaces []network.InterfaceGenerator) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
+		if e := restartNetworkd(); e != nil {
+			err = e
+			return
+		}
+		// TODO(crawford): Get rid of this once networkd fixes the race
+		// https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76077
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 		if e := restartNetworkd(); e != nil {
 			err = e
 		}