diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index d060ac4..7dd1894 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -2286,6 +2286,7 @@
 
 func Test_state()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  let g:test_is_flaky = 1
 
   let getstate = ":echo 'state: ' .. g:state .. '; mode: ' .. g:mode\<CR>"