diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-75.sh b/test/units/testsuite-75.sh
index 0c68e0636f9..d2062c7b059 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-75.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-75.sh
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ resolvectl log-level debug
 
 # Start monitoring queries
 systemd-run -u resmontest.service -p Type=notify resolvectl monitor
+# Wait for the monitoring service to become active
+for _ in {0..9}; do
+    [[ "$(systemctl show -P ActiveState resmontest.service)" == "active" ]] && break
+    sleep .5
+done
 
 # We need to manually propagate the DS records of onlinesign.test. to the parent
 # zone, since they're generated online