1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/maintainer/am-ft b/maintainer/am-ft
index bb07c165c..81a1dc5e2 100755
--- a/maintainer/am-ft
+++ b/maintainer/am-ft
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ cmd='
 
 remote=
 interactive=1
+maybe_sleep=:
 while test $# -gt 0; do
   case $1 in
    -b|--batch) interactive=0;;
    -c|--command) cmd=${2-}; shift;;
+    # Useful to avoid spurious errors due to skewed clocks between
+    # the system where the tarball is built and the target system.
+   -S|--sleep) maybe_sleep="sleep ${2-}"; shift;;
    -*) fatal "'$1': invalid option";;
     *) remote=$1; shift; break;;
   esac
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ set -x
 
 scp $tarball $remote:tmp/
 
+$maybe_sleep
+
 # Multiple '-t' to force tty allocation.
 ssh -t -t $remote "
   set -x; set -e; set -u;