diff --git a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c
index 8773f22b6a98..7342c5b2f278 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_kern.c
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ int stress_hmap(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	u32 key = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid();
 	long init_val = 1;
 	long *value;
+	int i;
 
-	bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
-	value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map, &key);
-	if (value)
-		bpf_map_delete_elem(&hash_map, &key);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
+		value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map, &key);
+		if (value)
+			bpf_map_delete_elem(&hash_map, &key);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -123,11 +126,14 @@ int stress_percpu_hmap(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	u32 key = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid();
 	long init_val = 1;
 	long *value;
+	int i;
 
-	bpf_map_update_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
-	value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key);
-	if (value)
-		bpf_map_delete_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		bpf_map_update_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
+		value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key);
+		if (value)
+			bpf_map_delete_elem(&percpu_hash_map, &key);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -137,11 +143,14 @@ int stress_hmap_alloc(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	u32 key = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid();
 	long init_val = 1;
 	long *value;
+	int i;
 
-	bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
-	value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key);
-	if (value)
-		bpf_map_delete_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
+		value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key);
+		if (value)
+			bpf_map_delete_elem(&hash_map_alloc, &key);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -151,11 +160,14 @@ int stress_percpu_hmap_alloc(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 	u32 key = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid();
 	long init_val = 1;
 	long *value;
+	int i;
 
-	bpf_map_update_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
-	value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key);
-	if (value)
-		bpf_map_delete_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		bpf_map_update_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key, &init_val, BPF_ANY);
+		value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key);
+		if (value)
+			bpf_map_delete_elem(&percpu_hash_map_alloc, &key);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
index b6fc174ab1f2..1bb53f4b29e1 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int test_flags = ~0;
 static uint32_t num_map_entries;
 static uint32_t inner_lru_hash_size;
 static int lru_hash_lookup_test_entries = 32;
-static uint32_t max_cnt = 1000000;
+static uint32_t max_cnt = 10000;
 
 static int check_test_flags(enum test_type t)
 {