diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtimeout_test.v b/cmd/tools/vtimeout_test.v
index c8704a9e5e..2e252d982e 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtimeout_test.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtimeout_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import time