diff --git a/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
index 7dc7d3e..69b05aa 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
@@ -180,13 +180,11 @@ sub alloc_image {
     $name = $class->zfs_find_free_diskname($storeid, $scfg, $vmid) if !$name;
     
     $class->zfs_create_zvol($scfg, $name, $size);
-    run_command ("udevadm trigger --subsystem-match block");
-    run_command ("udevadm settle --timeout 5");
-    
-    for (1..10) {
-       last if -e "/dev/zvol/$scfg->{pool}/$name" ;
-       Time::HiRes::usleep(100);
-    }
+
+    my $devname = "/dev/zvol/$scfg->{pool}/$name";
+
+    run_command("udevadm trigger --subsystem-match block");
+    system("udevadm settle --timeout 10 --exit-if-exists=${devname}");
 
     return $name;
 }