diff --git a/tests/gpg/t-gpgconf.c b/tests/gpg/t-gpgconf.c
index 52f0f8b9..67bb8861 100644
--- a/tests/gpg/t-gpgconf.c
+++ b/tests/gpg/t-gpgconf.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ main (void)
   gpgme_conf_comp_t conf;
   gpgme_conf_comp_t comp;
   int first;
-  int i, N = 100;
+  int i, N = 10;
 
   init_gpgme (GPGME_PROTOCOL_GPGCONF);
 
diff --git a/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist-verify.c b/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist-verify.c
index 6f747a6f..b327a1f9 100644
--- a/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist-verify.c
+++ b/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist-verify.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "t-support.h"
 
-#define THREAD_COUNT 100
+#define THREAD_COUNT 10
 
 static const char test_text1[] = "Just GNU it!\n";
 static const char test_sig1[] =
diff --git a/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist.c b/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist.c
index c03f1caf..b9feeda2 100644
--- a/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist.c
+++ b/tests/gpg/t-thread-keylist.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "t-support.h"
 
-#define THREAD_COUNT 100
+#define THREAD_COUNT 10
 
 void *
 start_keylist (void *arg)