diff --git a/Lib/test/test_richcmp.py b/Lib/test/test_richcmp.py
index 58729a9fea6..5f449cdc05c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_richcmp.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_richcmp.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class MiscTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertRaises(Exc, func, Bad())
 
     @support.no_tracing
+    @support.infinite_recursion(25)
     def test_recursion(self):
         # Check that comparison for recursive objects fails gracefully
         from collections import UserList