diff --git a/test/mjsunit/compiler/deopt-pretenure.js b/test/mjsunit/compiler/deopt-pretenure.js
index 7823dc94fa..b5a49a6ef2 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/compiler/deopt-pretenure.js
+++ b/test/mjsunit/compiler/deopt-pretenure.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 // Flags: --allow-natives-syntax --opt --no-always-opt
 // Flags: --allocation-site-pretenuring --stress-gc-during-compilation
-// Flags: --stress-scavenge=0
+// Flags: --stress-scavenge=0 --gc-interval=-1
 // Flags: --max-optimized-bytecode-size=132000
 
 function CheckOptimizationStatus(func, expectedOptimizationStatus) {