diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc_file_test.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc_file_test.v
index a34f1d9563..af06f4736a 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc_file_test.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc_file_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import rand
 import term