diff --git a/test/jdk/java/net/Socket/UdpSocket.java b/test/jdk/java/net/Socket/UdpSocket.java
index a15f9255b45..5d13c1f916a 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/net/Socket/UdpSocket.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/Socket/UdpSocket.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import static org.testng.Assert.*;
 @Test
 public class UdpSocket {
 
+    private static final int MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+
     /**
      * Test using the Socket API to send/receive datagrams
      */
@@ -133,16 +135,21 @@ public class UdpSocket {
     }
 
 
-    private Socket newUdpSocket() throws IOException {
-        Socket s = null;
-
-        try {
-            s = new Socket(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress(), 8000, false);
-        } catch (BindException unexpected) {
-            System.out.println("BindException caught retry Socket creation");
-            s = new Socket(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress(), 8000, false);
+    private Socket newUdpSocket() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        BindException unexpected = null;
+        for (int i=0; i < MAX_RETRIES; i++) {
+            try {
+                return new Socket(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress(), 8000, false);
+            } catch (BindException be) {
+                unexpected = be;
+                if (i != MAX_RETRIES - 1) {
+                    System.out.printf("BindException caught: retry Socket creation [%s/%s]%n",
+                            i + 1, MAX_RETRIES);
+                    Thread.sleep(10 + 10 * i);
+                }
+            }
         }
-        return s;
+        throw unexpected;
     }
 
     private void closeAll(Deque<Socket> sockets) throws IOException {