diff --git a/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py b/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
index 6161f4f9..88f371b4 100644
--- a/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
+++ b/src/watchdog/observers/inotify_c.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from functools import reduce
 from ctypes import c_int, c_char_p, c_uint32
 from watchdog.utils import UnsupportedLibc
+import time
 
 libc = ctypes.CDLL(None)
 
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ def read_events(self, event_buffer_size=DEFAULT_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE):
         # created subdirectories/files. This will handle
         # mkdir -p foobar/blah/bar; touch foobar/afile
 
+        time.sleep(0.000_01)
+
         def _recursive_simulate(src_path):
             events = []
             for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(src_path):