diff --git a/test/compiler/6857159/Test6857159.java b/test/compiler/6857159/Test6857159.java
index 395eb71d2f22972286c00d1aaacce15726196150..9d4ffc049540d51033e27f2e5425ef463c5e9395 100644
--- a/test/compiler/6857159/Test6857159.java
+++ b/test/compiler/6857159/Test6857159.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class Test6857159 extends Thread {
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-        for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20000; i++) {
             Thread t = null;
             switch (i % 3) {
               case 0: t = new ct0(); break;