diff --git a/generators/dvi/generator_dvi.cpp b/generators/dvi/generator_dvi.cpp
index a4e1e56b9..6c91b6254 100644
--- a/generators/dvi/generator_dvi.cpp
+++ b/generators/dvi/generator_dvi.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <ktemporaryfile.h>
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+#include <ctime>
+#endif
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <windows.h> // for Sleep
+#endif
+
 static const int DviDebug = 4713;
 
 static KAboutData createAboutData()
@@ -70,6 +77,26 @@ bool DviGenerator::loadDocument( const QString & fileName, QVector< Okular::Page
     (void)userMutex();
 
     m_dviRenderer = new dviRenderer();
+    static const ushort s_waitTime = 800; // milliseconds
+    static const int s_maxIterations = 10;
+    int iter = 0;
+    for ( ; !m_dviRenderer->isValidFile( fileName ) && iter < s_maxIterations; ++iter )
+    {
+        kDebug(DviDebug).nospace() << "file not valid after iteration #" << iter << "/" << s_maxIterations << ", waiting for " << s_waitTime;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        Sleep( uint( s_waitTime ) );
+#else
+        struct timespec ts = { 0, s_waitTime * 1000 * 1000 };
+        nanosleep( &ts, NULL );
+#endif
+    }
+    if ( iter >= s_maxIterations && !m_dviRenderer->isValidFile( fileName ) )
+    {
+        kDebug(DviDebug) << "file still not valid after" << s_maxIterations;
+        delete m_dviRenderer;
+        m_dviRenderer = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
     if ( ! m_dviRenderer->setFile( fileName, base ) )
     {
         delete m_dviRenderer;