diff --git a/test/core/xds/BUILD b/test/core/xds/BUILD
index 63f9a1fed10..3e8860e6f84 100644
--- a/test/core/xds/BUILD
+++ b/test/core/xds/BUILD
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
     srcs = ["xds_client_test.cc"],
     external_deps = ["gtest"],
     language = "C++",
+    shard_count = 10,
     uses_event_engine = True,
     uses_polling = False,
     deps = [