diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/FileBasedConfigTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/FileBasedConfigTest.java
index 20a76704c..d3686285e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/FileBasedConfigTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/FileBasedConfigTest.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
 	@After
 	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		FileUtils.delete(trash.toFile(),
-				FileUtils.RECURSIVE | FileUtils.SKIP_MISSING);
+				FileUtils.RECURSIVE | FileUtils.SKIP_MISSING | FileUtils.RETRY);
 	}
 
 	@Test