diff --git a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
index e251695dd..0507066f3 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
@@ -205,9 +205,19 @@ GIT = shutil.which('git')
 def git(cmd: T.List[str], workingdir: StrOrBytesPath, check: bool = False, **kwargs: T.Any) -> T.Tuple[subprocess.Popen[str], str, str]:
     assert GIT is not None, 'Callers should make sure it exists'
     cmd = [GIT, *cmd]
-    p, o, e = Popen_safe(cmd, cwd=workingdir, **kwargs)
-    if check and p.returncode != 0:
-        raise GitException('Git command failed: ' + str(cmd), e)
+    retries = 0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            p, o, e = Popen_safe(cmd, cwd=workingdir, **kwargs)
+            if check and p.returncode != 0:
+                raise GitException('Git command failed: ' + str(cmd), e)
+            break
+        except GitException:
+            if retries == 5:
+                raise
+            else:
+                retries += 1
+                mlog.warning(f'Retry {retries} for {str(cmd)}')
     return p, o, e
 
 def quiet_git(cmd: T.List[str], workingdir: StrOrBytesPath, check: bool = False) -> T.Tuple[bool, str]: