diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
index aaffbde1d5eec6491177cf059714ad3c24ea4e02..99a1ad331ac81d28a927f5ffa2c18b8595786525 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int main(void)
 		while (alarmcount < 10) {
 			int ret;
 
-			sleep(1);
+			sleep(3);
 			ret = system("echo mem > /sys/power/state");
 			if (ret)
 				break;