diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/inconsistency-check.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/inconsistency-check.c
index 578e423a8ad4..caf1bc9257c4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/inconsistency-check.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/inconsistency-check.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int clockid, opt;
 	int userclock = CLOCK_REALTIME;
 	int maxclocks = NR_CLOCKIDS;
-	int runtime = 30;
+	int runtime = 10;
 	struct timespec ts;
 
 	/* Process arguments */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
index 3ea2effbcc22..2ed326750ffe 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int ksft_exit_fail(void)
 #define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
 #define UNRESONABLE_LATENCY 40000000 /* 40ms in nanosecs */
 
-#define TIMER_SECS 3
+#define TIMER_SECS 1
 int alarmcount;
 int clock_id;
 struct timespec start_time;