diff --git a/test/units/TEST-95-DBUS-RECONNECT.sh b/test/units/TEST-95-DBUS-RECONNECT.sh
index d8b9ce1073..e50b69275b 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-95-DBUS-RECONNECT.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-95-DBUS-RECONNECT.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ release=/run/dbus-reconnect-release
 notify=/run/dbus-reconnect-notify
 reloaded=/run/dbus-reconnect-reloaded
 
+# Five restarts + boot time start trips the default start rate limit.
+systemctl edit --runtime --stdin dbus.service --drop-in=99-no-start-limit.conf <<EOF
+[Unit]
+StartLimitIntervalSec=0
+EOF
+
 at_exit() {
     rm -f "$marker" "$release" "$notify" "$reloaded"
     systemctl stop \