diff --git a/test/benchmark-fs-stat.c b/test/benchmark-fs-stat.c
index 1f93ba86..53aa60b1 100644
--- a/test/benchmark-fs-stat.c
+++ b/test/benchmark-fs-stat.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#define NUM_SYNC_REQS         (10 * 1e6)
-#define NUM_ASYNC_REQS        (1 * 1e6)
+#define NUM_SYNC_REQS         (10 * 1e5)
+#define NUM_ASYNC_REQS        (1 * 1e5)
 #define MAX_CONCURRENT_REQS   32
 
 #define sync_stat(req, path)                                                  \