diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/tests/FunctionalTests/Regex.Match.Tests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/tests/FunctionalTests/Regex.Match.Tests.cs
index df8858c9813833..1314122c953bd5 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/tests/FunctionalTests/Regex.Match.Tests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Text.RegularExpressions/tests/FunctionalTests/Regex.Match.Tests.cs
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ private async Task Match_TestThatTimeoutHappens(RegexEngine engine)
             }
             string input = new string(chars);
 
-            Regex re = await RegexHelpers.GetRegexAsync(engine, @"a.{20}^", RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(10));
+            Regex re = await RegexHelpers.GetRegexAsync(engine, @"a.{20}^", RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
             Assert.Throws<RegexMatchTimeoutException>(() => { re.Match(input); });
         }