diff --git a/src/ipc/ntapi_ipc_connect.c b/src/ipc/ntapi_ipc_connect.c
index 8f0d8e1..8a00ca0 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ntapi_ipc_connect.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ntapi_ipc_connect.c
@@ -659,8 +659,10 @@ int32_t __stdcall __ntapi_ipc_init_section_by_port(
 	__internals = __ntapi_internals();
 
 	/* lock */
-	if (at_locked_cas(&__internals->hlock,0,1))
-		return NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED;
+        while (at_locked_cas(&__internals->hlock,0,1))
+		__ntapi->zw_delay_execution(
+			NT_SYNC_NON_ALERTABLE,
+			&(nt_timeout){{0,0}});
 
 	/* connection node */
 	if ((status = dalist_get_node_by_key(