diff --git a/test/lib/event/event.sh b/test/lib/event/event.sh
index fc0ea26a22..f9f635e1ee 100755
--- a/test/lib/event/event.sh
+++ b/test/lib/event/event.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ rootdir=$testdir/../../..
 source $rootdir/scripts/autotest_common.sh
 
 timing_enter event
-$testdir/event_perf/event_perf -m 0xF -t 5
+$testdir/event_perf/event_perf -m 0xF -t 1
 $testdir/reactor/reactor -t 1
-$testdir/reactor_perf/reactor_perf -t 5
+$testdir/reactor_perf/reactor_perf -t 1
 $testdir/subsystem/subsystem_ut
 timing_exit event