diff --git a/common/base.sh b/common/base.sh
index 7bd113a..ed8db77 100644
--- a/common/base.sh
+++ b/common/base.sh
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ fsleep_setup()
 		local errtext=$(read -t 0.001 2>&1)
 		if [ -z "$errtext" ]; then
 			FSLEEP=3
+		# newer openwrt has ucode with system function that supports timeout in ms
+		elif ucode -e "system(['sleep','infinity'], 1)"; then
+			FSLEEP=4
 		else
 			FSLEEP=0
 		fi
@@ -226,6 +229,9 @@ minsleep()
 	3)
 		read -t 0.1
 		;;
+	4)
+		ucode -e "system(['sleep','infinity'], 100)"
+		;;
     	*)
 		sleep 1
     esac