diff --git a/litex/tools/litex_term.py b/litex/tools/litex_term.py
index bd0f670ad..9b7a92fad 100755
--- a/litex/tools/litex_term.py
+++ b/litex/tools/litex_term.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class BridgeUART:
             elif not self.rxempty.read():
                 length = 1
             else:
+                time.sleep(1e-3)
                 continue
             r = self.bus.read(self.rxtx.addr, length=length, burst="fixed")
             for v in r: