diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ac76d63b1..379ee273d5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ stages:
 
 .system_test: &system_test_job
   stage: test
+  retry: 2
   before_script:
     - rm -rf .ccache
     - bash -x bin/tests/system/ifconfig.sh up