diff --git a/test/error_resilience_test.cc b/test/error_resilience_test.cc
index deacbc0e9..1eee0f55a 100644
--- a/test/error_resilience_test.cc
+++ b/test/error_resilience_test.cc
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ TEST_P(ErrorResilienceTest, OnVersusOff) {
 TEST_P(ErrorResilienceTest, DropFramesWithoutRecovery) {
   const vpx_rational timebase = { 33333333, 1000000000 };
   cfg_.g_timebase = timebase;
-  cfg_.rc_target_bitrate = 1500;
+  cfg_.rc_target_bitrate = 500;
 
   init_flags_ = VPX_CODEC_USE_PSNR;