diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_access_optimisation_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_access_optimisation_test.v
index 06db6533d0..343b556a62 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/array_access_optimisation_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_access_optimisation_test.v
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+// vtest flaky: true
+// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 
-const (
-	test = @VROOT + '/vlib/v/tests/testdata/test_array_bound.v'
-)
+const test = @VROOT + '/vlib/v/tests/testdata/test_array_bound.v'
 
 fn direct(line string) {
 	if !line.contains('\tmain__direct(') {