diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPrivateTest.cpp b/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPrivateTest.cpp
index bcc6ec746..9d368a1c8 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPrivateTest.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsThreadPrivateTest.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void epicsThreadPrivateTest ()
     assert ( 0 == priv.get() );
 
     epicsTime begin = epicsTime::getCurrent ();
-    static const unsigned N = 100000u;
+    static const unsigned N = 1000u;
     for ( unsigned i = 0u; i < N; i++ ) {
         callItTenTimesSquared ();
     }