1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/test_client_expire.rb b/test/test_client_expire.rb
index bdf0cb4..4f20803 100644
--- a/test/test_client_expire.rb
+++ b/test/test_client_expire.rb
@@ -149,9 +149,17 @@ class TestClientExpire < Testcase
          Process.waitpid2(_pid)
        end
      end
+
+    # this seems to be needed in Debian GNU/kFreeBSD
+    linux = !!(RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux/)
+    sleep(1) unless linux
+
      [ f, s ].each do |io|
        assert_raises(Errno::EPIPE,Errno::ECONNRESET) do
-        req.each_byte { |b| io.write(b.chr) }
+        req.each_byte do |b|
+          io.write(b.chr)
+          sleep(0.01) unless linux
+        end
        end
        io.close
      end