diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index 9b16c79f1a..b56f588062 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ make
 make check
 
 %install
+sleep 50000
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_prefix}/etc/nix/nix.conf