diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbutil.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbutil.py
index 4b59dae7c9ab..7f7cdde56170 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbutil.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbutil.py
@@ -1685,18 +1685,23 @@ def read_file_from_process_wd(test, name):
     return read_file_on_target(test, path)
 
 
-def wait_for_file_on_target(testcase, file_path):
-    import time
-
-    MAX_ATTEMPTS = 60
-    timeout_seconds = 20 if "ASAN_OPTIONS" in os.environ else 2
-    for i in range(MAX_ATTEMPTS):
+def wait_for_file_on_target(testcase, file_path, max_attempts=6):
+    for i in range(max_attempts):
         command = f"ls {file_path}"
         err, retcode, msg = testcase.run_platform_command(command)
+        if testcase.TraceOn():
+            testcase.trace(f"Ran command: {command}")
+            testcase.trace(f"Retcode: {retcode}")
+            testcase.trace(f"Output: {msg}")
+            testcase.trace(f"Error: {err.description}")
+
         if err.Success() and retcode == 0:
             break
+        if i < max_attempts:
+            # Exponential backoff!
+            import time
 
-        time.sleep(timeout_seconds)
+            time.sleep(pow(2, i) * 0.25)
     else:
         testcase.fail(
             "File %s not found even after %d attempts." % (file_path, max_attempts)