diff --git a/jetty-policy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/policy/PolicyMonitorTest.java b/jetty-policy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/policy/PolicyMonitorTest.java
index 5d7ae1b935b..ba5c2de8de7 100644
--- a/jetty-policy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/policy/PolicyMonitorTest.java
+++ b/jetty-policy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/policy/PolicyMonitorTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class PolicyMonitorTest
         File permFile =new File(MavenTestingUtils.getTargetDir(),
                 "test-classes/monitor-test-2/global-all-permission.policy");
         
+	// Wait so that time is definitely different
+        Thread.sleep(10);
         permFile.setLastModified(System.currentTimeMillis());
                         
         monitor.waitForScan();