diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index 0f87850..50f5379 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 static int nocompress = 0;
 static int noresume = 0;
 static int resume_wait = 0;
+static int resume_delay = 0;
 static char resume_file[256] = CONFIG_PM_STD_PARTITION;
 dev_t swsusp_resume_device;
 sector_t swsusp_resume_block;
@@ -730,6 +731,12 @@
 
 	pr_debug("PM: Checking hibernation image partition %s\n", resume_file);
 
+	if (resume_delay) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Waiting %dsec before reading resume device...\n",
+			resume_delay);
+		ssleep(resume_delay);
+	}
+
 	/* Check if the device is there */
 	swsusp_resume_device = name_to_dev_t(resume_file);
 	if (!swsusp_resume_device) {
@@ -1079,8 +1086,15 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int __init resumedelay_setup(char *str)
+{
+	resume_delay = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 __setup("noresume", noresume_setup);
 __setup("resume_offset=", resume_offset_setup);
 __setup("resume=", resume_setup);
 __setup("hibernate=", hibernate_setup);
 __setup("resumewait", resumewait_setup);
+__setup("resumedelay=", resumedelay_setup);