diff --git a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
index fc69e74d..7549a9c6 100644
--- a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
@@ -248,9 +248,14 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
 
         if (!FS::ApplyDumbAdvisoryLock(iFileDescriptor, create.eAdvisoryLevel))
         {
-            SysPushErrorIO("Couldn't open file: {}. File node (not section) is locked.", path);
-            ::close(iFileDescriptor);
-            return false;
+            RuntimeWaitForSecondaryTick();
+
+            if (!FS::ApplyDumbAdvisoryLock(iFileDescriptor, create.eAdvisoryLevel))
+            {
+                SysPushErrorIO("Couldn't open file: {}. File node (not section) is locked.", path);
+                ::close(iFileDescriptor);
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         if (create.bFailIfNonEmptyFile)
@@ -288,7 +293,6 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
         this->bFlushOnClose = create.bFlushOnClose;
 
         this->path = create.path;
-
         return this->IsValid();
     }