diff --git a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
index 6cde7fd7eaa..38c725fa704 100755
--- a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ EOF
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/fail-on-restart.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Fail on restart
+StartLimitIntervalSec=1m
+StartLimitBurst=3
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple