diff --git a/test/langtools/jdk/jshell/ExceptionMessageTest.java b/test/langtools/jdk/jshell/ExceptionMessageTest.java
index 9f8b53f1563..fe8eec57739 100644
--- a/test/langtools/jdk/jshell/ExceptionMessageTest.java
+++ b/test/langtools/jdk/jshell/ExceptionMessageTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * @bug 8185108
  * @summary Test exception().getMessage() in events returned by eval()
  * @run testng ExceptionMessageTest
+ * @key intermittent
  */
 
 import java.util.HashMap;