diff --git a/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh b/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
index 1d685c51a9326..a23ea8eb1cd34 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ ctest \
     --label-regex unittest \
     --output-on-failure \
     --parallel ${n_jobs} \
+    --repeat until-pass:3 \
     --timeout ${ARROW_CTEST_TIMEOUT:-300} \
     "${ctest_options[@]}" \
     "$@"