diff --git a/zed/src/worktree.rs b/zed/src/worktree.rs
index 2a924cf58636d2788514d40195906fd8ea9897b5..cc9ced3b711f3c9850ed9dfd685891033476d02b 100644
--- a/zed/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/zed/src/worktree.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ impl Worktree {
 
         if self.is_scanning() && !self.poll_scheduled {
             ctx.spawn(|this, mut ctx| async move {
+                smol::Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
                 this.update(&mut ctx, |this, ctx| {
                     this.poll_scheduled = false;
                     this.poll_entries(ctx);