diff --git a/community-mysql.spec b/community-mysql.spec
index f0d9038..3475e2b 100644
--- a/community-mysql.spec
+++ b/community-mysql.spec
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ cp ../../mysql-test/%{skiplist} .
 # builds might happen at the same host, avoid collision
 export MTR_BUILD_THREAD=%{__isa_bits}
 ./mtr \
-  --mem --parallel=auto --force --retry=0 \
+  --mem --parallel=auto --force --retry=2 \
   --mysqld=--binlog-format=mixed \
   --suite-timeout=720 --testcase-timeout=30 \
   --report-unstable-tests --clean-vardir \