diff --git a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
index 32b4359399a..300bc89ddb5 100644
--- a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import os_traits
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
+from oslo_db import api as oslo_db_api
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import versionutils
@@ -1791,6 +1792,7 @@ def _ensure_consumer_project_user(self, conn, consumer_id):
                     # if the consumer already exists.
                     pass
 
+    @oslo_db_api.wrap_db_retry(max_retries=5, retry_on_deadlock=True)
     @db_api.api_context_manager.writer
     def _set_allocations(self, context, allocs):
         """Write a set of allocations.