diff --git a/lib/hidapi/udev.py b/lib/hidapi/udev.py
index f0d76d5c..29ecf153 100644
--- a/lib/hidapi/udev.py
+++ b/lib/hidapi/udev.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import os as _os
 import errno as _errno
+from time import sleep
 from select import select as _select
 from pyudev import Context as _Context, Monitor as _Monitor, Device as _Device
 from pyudev import DeviceNotFoundError
@@ -261,16 +262,16 @@ def write(device_handle, data):
 	assert data
 	assert isinstance(data, bytes), (repr(data), type(data))
 	retrycount = 0
-	while(True and retrycount < 3):
-		try:
-			bytes_written = _os.write(device_handle, data)
-			if bytes_written != len(data):
-				raise IOError(_errno.EIO, 'written %d bytes out of expected %d' % (bytes_written, len(data)))
-		except IOError as e:
-			if e.errno != _errno.EPIPE:
-				raise e
+	bytes_written = 0
+	while(retrycount < 3):
+		bytes_written = _os.write(device_handle, data)
+		if bytes_written != len(data):
+			sleep(0.1)
 			retrycount += 1
-			continue
+		else:
+			break
+	if bytes_written != len(data):
+		raise IOError(_errno.EIO, 'written %d bytes out of expected %d' % (bytes_written, len(data)))
 
 
 def read(device_handle, bytes_count, timeout_ms=-1):