diff --git a/minix/tests/test76.c b/minix/tests/test76.c
index c7268329a..7b41d18a3 100644
--- a/minix/tests/test76.c
+++ b/minix/tests/test76.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test76a(void)
 
 	memset(&it, 0, sizeof(it));
 	it.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-	it.it_value.tv_usec = 10000;
+	it.it_value.tv_usec = 100000;
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &it, NULL) < 0) e(2);
 
 	/* First try without any file descriptors. */
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ test76b(void)
 
 	memset(&it, 0, sizeof(it));
 	it.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-	it.it_value.tv_usec = 10000;
+	it.it_value.tv_usec = 100000;
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &it, NULL) < 0) e(4);
 
 	/*
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ test76b(void)
 
 	memset(&it, 0, sizeof(it));
 	it.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-	it.it_value.tv_usec = 10000;
+	it.it_value.tv_usec = 100000;
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &it, NULL) < 0) e(8);
 
 	/* Now interrupt a write attempt on a full pipe. */
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ test76b(void)
 
 	memset(&it, 0, sizeof(it));
 	it.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-	it.it_value.tv_usec = 10000;
+	it.it_value.tv_usec = 100000;
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &it, NULL) < 0) e(12);
 
 	/* Now interrupt a read on an empty pipe. */
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ test76c(void)
 
 	memset(&it, 0, sizeof(it));
 	it.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
-	it.it_value.tv_usec = 10000;
+	it.it_value.tv_usec = 100000;
 	if (setitimer(ITIMER_REAL, &it, NULL) < 0) e(5);
 
 	/* This will block until the timer fires. */