diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
index dbdd3ea10..d32ae7a4f 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ void library_loaded()
     RDCLOG("Loading into %s", curfile.c_str());
 
     LibraryHooks::RegisterHooks();
+
+    // we have a short sleep here to allow target control to connect, since unlike windows we can't
+    // suspend the process during startup.
+    Threading::Sleep(15);
   }
 }