diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index 7581adc8fc272b..c33c0ae22379ce 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -831,7 +831,8 @@ def check_limit(prefix, repeated):
                 details = "Compiling ({!r} + {!r} * {})".format(
                             prefix, repeated, depth)
                 with self.assertRaises(RecursionError, msg=details):
-                    ast.parse(broken)
+                    with support.infinite_recursion():
+                        ast.parse(broken)
 
         check_limit("a", "()")
         check_limit("a", ".b")