diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index 0fd9495a..419a51bb 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,9 @@ rw_file_exact(int fd, uint8_t *mem, size_t len,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (rval < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+			continue;
+
 		set_err_if_unset(EIO);
 		return -1;
 	}