diff --git a/thirdparty/Makefile.am b/thirdparty/Makefile.am
index 0a55c2ce..00a156dc 100644
--- a/thirdparty/Makefile.am
+++ b/thirdparty/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@ test-deps: ../cpanfile.common ../cpanfile.test carton/bin/carton
 	$(AM_V_at)echo "** Installing Test Dependencies using Carton install"
 	$(AM_V_at)cat ../cpanfile.common ../cpanfile.test > ../cpanfile
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -f ../cpanfile.snapshot
-	$(AM_V_at)PERL_CPANM_OPT= PERL_CPANM_HOME=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR) PERL5LIB=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/carton/lib/perl5 PERL_CARTON_PATH=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR) $(PERL) $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/carton/bin/carton install
+	+$(AM_V_at)TRIES=5 ; unset DESTDIR || true ; unset MAKEFLAGS || true ; \
+	 while test "$${TRIES}" -gt 0 ; do \
+		PERL_CPANM_OPT= PERL_CPANM_HOME=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR) PERL5LIB=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/carton/lib/perl5 PERL_CARTON_PATH=$(THIRDPARTY_DIR) $(PERL) $(THIRDPARTY_DIR)/carton/bin/carton install \
+		&& exit ; \
+		TRIES="`expr $${TRIES} - 1`" ; \
+		echo "** RETRY Installing Test Dependencies using Carton install (attempts left: $${TRIES})" ; \
+		MAKEFLAGS="" ; export MAKEFLAGS ; \
+	done
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -f ../cpanfile ../cpanfile.snapshot
 	$(AM_V_at)touch "$@"