diff --git a/tests2/mat_mul_real.cpp b/tests2/mat_mul_real.cpp
index 7f822f5a..eacbe54c 100644
--- a/tests2/mat_mul_real.cpp
+++ b/tests2/mat_mul_real.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE("mat_mul_int_compare", "[mat_mul]", u32, s32, u64, s64)
   {
   typedef TestType eT;
   
-  const uword n_trials = 10;
+  const uword n_trials = 5;
   
   for (uword trial = 0; trial < n_trials; ++trial)
     {