diff --git a/lib/test_bpf.c b/lib/test_bpf.c
index e6f550608d7220f434b45828549d36820923a51d..2efb213716faaa5251fe7142c02f494e5adb8f89 100644
--- a/lib/test_bpf.c
+++ b/lib/test_bpf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /* General test specific settings */
 #define MAX_SUBTESTS	3
-#define MAX_TESTRUNS	10000
+#define MAX_TESTRUNS	1000
 #define MAX_DATA	128
 #define MAX_INSNS	512
 #define MAX_K		0xffffFFFF