diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
index a15d345a586e9d0685cffa980f11af4257faa411..42b71fbc467e1e96a7f1b9fdd9b5f8536081e3da 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_command.c
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ virBhyveTapGetRealDeviceName(char *name)
                 goto cleanup;
             }
             if ((fd = open(devpath, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+                if (errno == EBUSY) {
+                    VIR_FREE(devpath);
+                    continue;
+                }
                 virReportSystemError(errno, _("Unable to open '%s'"), devpath);
                 goto cleanup;
             }