diff -Naur a/sys-utils/losetup.c b/sys-utils/losetup.c

--- a/sys-utils/losetup.c	2021-10-20 15:28:49.072753825 -0700

+++ b/sys-utils/losetup.c	2021-10-20 15:29:07.938849143 -0700

@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@

 		if (rc == 0)

 			break;			/* success */

-		if (errno == EBUSY && !hasdev && ntries < 64) {

+		if ((errno == EBUSY || errno == EAGAIN) && !hasdev && ntries < 64) {

 			xusleep(200000);

 			ntries++;

 			continue;