diff --git a/nixos/tests/misc.nix b/nixos/tests/misc.nix
index 363be2cbb35..f3b5bbd1a1e 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/misc.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/misc.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import ./make-test.nix {
 
       # Test whether hostname (and by extension nss_myhostname) works.
       subtest "hostname", sub {
+          $machine->waitForUnit("dhcpcd.service");
           $machine->succeed('[ "`hostname`" = machine ]');
           $machine->succeed('[ "`hostname -s`" = machine ]');
       };