diff --git a/stdlib/tst-arc4random-fork.c b/stdlib/tst-arc4random-fork.c
index a69ec3968f..65d5893f5e 100644
--- a/stdlib/tst-arc4random-fork.c
+++ b/stdlib/tst-arc4random-fork.c
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /* Perform multiple runs.  The subsequent runs start with an
-   already-initialized random number generator.  (The number 1500 was
-   seen to reproduce failures reliable in case of a race condition in
-   the fork detection code.)  */
-enum { runs = 1500 };
+   already-initialized random number generator.  */
+enum { runs = 10 };
 
-/* One hundred processes in total.  This should be high enough to
-   expose any issues, but low enough not to tax the overall system too
-   much.  */
+/* Total number of spawned processes on each run.  */
 enum { subprocesses = 49 };
 
 /* The total number of processes.  */