diff --git a/test/jdk/sun/nio/ch/TestMaxCachedBufferSize.java b/test/jdk/sun/nio/ch/TestMaxCachedBufferSize.java
index 67520f2798981..c63ac004be365 100644
--- a/test/jdk/sun/nio/ch/TestMaxCachedBufferSize.java
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/nio/ch/TestMaxCachedBufferSize.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * @key randomness
  */
 public class TestMaxCachedBufferSize {
-    private static final int DEFAULT_ITERS = 10 * 1000;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_ITERS = 5 * 1000;
     private static final int DEFAULT_THREAD_NUM = 4;
 
     private static final int SMALL_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE =  4 * 1024;