diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_listeners_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_listeners_SUITE.erl
index 5eb216be5..1b503b24e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_listeners_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_listeners_SUITE.erl
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ t_start_stop_listeners(_) ->
 t_restart_listeners(_) ->
     ok = emqx_listeners:start(),
     ok = emqx_listeners:stop(),
+    %% flakyness: eaddrinuse
+    timer:sleep(timer:seconds(2)),
     ok = emqx_listeners:restart(),
     ok = emqx_listeners:stop().