diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/generational/TestOldGrowthTriggers.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/generational/TestOldGrowthTriggers.java
index b5d191e33ba..5182d4a9ea3 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/generational/TestOldGrowthTriggers.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/generational/TestOldGrowthTriggers.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 /*
  * @test id=generational
  * @summary Test that growth of old-gen triggers old-gen marking
+ * @key intermittent
  * @requires vm.gc.Shenandoah
  * @library /test/lib
  * @run driver TestOldGrowthTriggers