diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
index f7eb77d7b6..f24050f465 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ zpool_destroy() {
 	msg ${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 	${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 
+	# Delay to ensure device is closed before removing loop device
+	sleep 1
+
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		DEVICE=`${LOSETUP} -a | grep ${FILE} | head -n1|cut -f1 -d:`
 		msg "Removing ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
index 5350930bb2..f9fe3c0646 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ zpool_destroy() {
 	msg ${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 	${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 
+	# Delay to ensure device is closed before removing loop device
+	sleep 1
+
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		DEVICE=`${LOSETUP} -a | grep ${FILE} | head -n1|cut -f1 -d:`
 		msg "Removing ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
index e83e4a8388..db5de7c1bf 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ zpool_destroy() {
 	msg ${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 	${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 
+	# Delay to ensure device is closed before removing loop device
+	sleep 1
+
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		DEVICE=`${LOSETUP} -a | grep ${FILE} | head -n1|cut -f1 -d:`
 		msg "Removing ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
index c6381eaffa..53a032ec5f 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ zpool_destroy() {
 	msg ${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 	${ZPOOL} destroy ${ZPOOL_NAME}
 
+	# Delay to ensure device is closed before removing loop device
+	sleep 1
+
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		DEVICE=`${LOSETUP} -a | grep ${FILE} | head -n1|cut -f1 -d:`
 		msg "Removing ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"