diff --git a/framework/platform/lnx/X11/tcuLnxX11.cpp b/framework/platform/lnx/X11/tcuLnxX11.cpp
index 10c875869..1d1f9f577 100644
--- a/framework/platform/lnx/X11/tcuLnxX11.cpp
+++ b/framework/platform/lnx/X11/tcuLnxX11.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "tcuLnxX11.hpp"
 #include "gluRenderConfig.hpp"
 #include "deMemory.h"
+#include "deThread.hpp"
 
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 
@@ -80,7 +81,12 @@ XlibDisplay::XlibDisplay (EventState& eventState, const char* name)
 	//     a multi-threaded program calls, and it must complete before any other
 	//     Xlib call is made.
 	DE_CHECK_RUNTIME_ERR(XInitThreads() != 0);
-	m_display = XOpenDisplay((char*)name); // Won't modify argument string.
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		m_display = XOpenDisplay((char*)name); // Won't modify argument string.
+		if (m_display)
+			break;
+		deSleep(100*(1<<i));
+	}
 	if (!m_display)
 		throw ResourceError("Failed to open display", name, __FILE__, __LINE__);