diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/etc/init.d/rcS b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/etc/init.d/rcS
index 2b6b447eb0a..1db13a790f7 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/src/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ testrunner >/system/testing/testrunner.log &
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVDB
 
 kvdbd &
+usleep 10
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVDB */