diff --git a/dev-lang/nim/nim-1.6.14-r1.ebuild b/dev-lang/nim/nim-1.6.14-r1.ebuild
index 58e6390b88ed2..07e043cf4ffb0 100644
--- a/dev-lang/nim/nim-1.6.14-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/nim/nim-1.6.14-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@ src_compile() {
 
 	edo ./build.sh --parallel "$(makeopts_jobs)"
 
-	ebegin "Waiting for unfinished jobs"
-	while [[ ! -f "bin/nim" ]]; do
-		sleep 1
+	ebegin "Waiting for unfinished parallel jobs"
+	while [[ ! -f "bin/nim" ]] ; do
+		sleep 3
 	done
+	sleep 10
 	eend 0
 
+	edo chmod +x ./bin/nim
 	edo ./bin/nim compile koch
 	edo ./koch boot -d:nimUseLinenoise --skipParentCfg:off
 	edo ./koch tools
diff --git a/dev-lang/nim/nim-2.0.4.ebuild b/dev-lang/nim/nim-2.0.4.ebuild
index 706b0d3df3cf3..192bb90437ae1 100644
--- a/dev-lang/nim/nim-2.0.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/nim/nim-2.0.4.ebuild
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ src_compile() {
 
 	ebegin "Waiting for unfinished parallel jobs"
 	while [[ ! -f "bin/nim" ]] ; do
-		sleep 1
+		sleep 3
 	done
+	sleep 10
 	eend 0
 
-	chmod +x ./bin/nim || die
-
+	edo chmod +x ./bin/nim
 	edo ./bin/nim compile -d:release koch
 	edo ./koch boot -d:nimUseLinenoise -d:release --skipParentCfg:off
 	edo ./koch tools -d:release