diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index 94e8626aee..7b4ff80f8f 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -427,10 +427,19 @@ udevProcessPCI(virNodeDeviceDriverState *driver_state,
     virPCIEDeviceInfo *pci_express = NULL;
     virPCIDevice *pciDev = NULL;
     virPCIDeviceAddress devAddr = { 0 };
+    g_autofree char *linkpath = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
     char *p;
     bool privileged = false;
 
+    linkpath = g_strdup_printf("%s/config", udev_device_get_syspath(device));
+    if (virFileWaitForExists(linkpath, 10, 100) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno,
+                             _("failed to wait for file '%1$s' to appear"),
+                             linkpath);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     VIR_WITH_MUTEX_LOCK_GUARD(&driver_state->lock) {
         privileged = driver_state->privileged;
     }