diff --git a/test/jdk/java/io/FileDescriptor/Sync.java b/test/jdk/java/io/FileDescriptor/Sync.java
index 587d0bbe758..5864d5798df 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/io/FileDescriptor/Sync.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/io/FileDescriptor/Sync.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 public class Sync {
 
     static final String TEST_DIR = System.getProperty("test.dir", ".");
-    static final int TRIES = 10_000;
+    static final int TRIES = 1_000;
 
     public static void testWith(File file) throws Exception {
         try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file)) {