diff --git a/jdk/test/java/rmi/transport/closeServerSocket/CloseServerSocket.java b/jdk/test/java/rmi/transport/closeServerSocket/CloseServerSocket.java
index 2b1f1eeba99..2e990dfa2fc 100644
--- a/jdk/test/java/rmi/transport/closeServerSocket/CloseServerSocket.java
+++ b/jdk/test/java/rmi/transport/closeServerSocket/CloseServerSocket.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class CloseServerSocket implements Remote {
         verifyPortInUse(PORT);
         UnicastRemoteObject.unexportObject(registry, true);
         System.err.println("- unexported registry");
-        Thread.sleep(1);        // work around BindException (bug?)
+        Thread.sleep(1000);        // work around BindException (bug?)
         verifyPortFree(PORT);
 
         /*