diff --git a/core/platform.c b/core/platform.c
index 587816478c79..ba0636d94242 100644
--- a/core/platform.c
+++ b/core/platform.c
@@ -205,9 +205,11 @@ int wait_for_resource_loaded(enum resource_id id, uint32_t idx)
 
 	while(r == OPAL_BUSY) {
 		opal_run_pollers();
+		r = resource_loaded(id, idx);
+		if (r != OPAL_BUSY)
+			break;
 		time_wait_ms_nopoll(5);
 		waited+=5;
-		r = resource_loaded(id, idx);
 	}
 
 	prlog(PR_TRACE, "PLATFORM: wait_for_resource_loaded %x/%x %u ms\n",