diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/utransts.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/utransts.c
index ab1298f18e7..945ead5a051 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/utransts.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/utransts.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void TestUnicodeIDs() {
             break;
         }
 
-        if(++count==5) {
+        if(++count>10) {
             /* try to actually open only a few transliterators */
             continue;
         }