diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index cded3e2a..6c296ad0 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ int testcase::oom_callback(MDBX_env *env, int pid, mdbx_tid_t tid, uint64_t txn,
                ", txn #%" PRIu64 ", gap %d",
                pid, (size_t)tid, txn, gap);
 
-  if (self->should_continue()) {
-    /* osal_yield(); */
+  if (retry > 0 && self->should_continue()) {
+    osal_yield();
     osal_udelay(retry * 100);
     return 1 /* always retry */;
   }