diff --git a/newbrt/tests/Makefile b/newbrt/tests/Makefile
index 670337d2d34..6ffd57764ac 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/Makefile
+++ b/newbrt/tests/Makefile
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ check_brtloader-test$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=dir.brtloader-test
 
 check_brtloader-test-bad-generate$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=dir.brtloader-test-bad-generate
 
-check_brtloader-test-extractor-errors$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=-s -r 10000 dir.brtloader-test-extractor-errors
+check_brtloader-test-extractor-errors$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=-r 1 dir.brtloader-test-extractor-errors
 
 check_brtloader-test-open$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=dir.brtloader-test-open
 
-check_brtloader-test-writer$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=-s -r 100000 dir.brtloader-test-writer
+check_brtloader-test-writer$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=-r 1000000 dir.brtloader-test-writer
 
 check_brtloader-test-writer-errors$(BINSUF): EXTRA_ARGS=-s -r 10000 dir.brtloader-test-writer-errors