diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/network/netty/NettyBlockTransferServiceSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/network/netty/NettyBlockTransferServiceSuite.scala
index 271ab8b148831..98259300381eb 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/network/netty/NettyBlockTransferServiceSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/network/netty/NettyBlockTransferServiceSuite.scala
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ class NettyBlockTransferServiceSuite
   private def verifyServicePort(expectedPort: Int, actualPort: Int): Unit = {
     actualPort should be >= expectedPort
     // avoid testing equality in case of simultaneous tests
-    actualPort should be <= (expectedPort + 10)
+    // the default value for `spark.port.maxRetries` is 100 under test
+    actualPort should be <= (expectedPort + 100)
   }
 
   private def createService(port: Int): NettyBlockTransferService = {