diff --git a/tests/tasks/create_test_interfaces_with_dhcp.yml b/tests/tasks/create_test_interfaces_with_dhcp.yml
index 379bfbf..0ff326e 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/create_test_interfaces_with_dhcp.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/create_test_interfaces_with_dhcp.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@
       nmcli d set testbr managed false
     fi
     ip link set testbr up
-    ip addr add 192.0.2.1/24 dev testbr
-    ip -6 addr add 2001:DB8::1/32 dev testbr
+    timer=0
+    # The while loop following is a workaround for the NM bug, which can be
+    # tracked in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079642
+    while ! ip addr show testbr | grep -q 'inet [1-9]'
+    do
+        let "timer+=1"
+        if [ $timer -eq 30 ]; then break; fi
+        sleep 1
+        ip addr add 192.0.2.1/24 dev testbr
+        ip -6 addr add 2001:DB8::1/32 dev testbr
+    done
 
     if grep 'release 6' /etc/redhat-release; then
         # We need bridge-utils and radvd only in rhel6