diff --git a/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount b/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
index cd4d50ae6..b1abf49cb 100644
--- a/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
+++ b/roles/usb_lib/files/usbmount/usbmount
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if [ "$1" = add ]; then
 
     # Acquire lock.
     log debug "trying to acquire lock /var/run/usbmount/.mount.lock"
-    lockfile-create --retry 3 /var/run/usbmount/.mount || \
+    lockfile-create --retry 6 /var/run/usbmount/.mount || \
 	{ log err "cannot acquire lock /var/run/usbmount/.mount.lock"; exit 1; }
     trap '( lockfile-remove /var/run/usbmount/.mount )' 0
     log debug "acquired lock /var/run/usbmount/.mount.lock"