diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
index 83450145fe65..46c391d7f45d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	pid = fork();
 	if (!pid)
-		return system("./inconsistency-check -c 1 -t 600");
+		return system("./inconsistency-check -t 60");
 
 	ppm = 500;
 	ret = 0;