diff --git a/js/tests/js1_8_1/trace/regress-470739.js b/js/tests/js1_8_1/trace/regress-470739.js
index f48c66c1ae1b..0ad2b9a2f5bb 100644
--- a/js/tests/js1_8_1/trace/regress-470739.js
+++ b/js/tests/js1_8_1/trace/regress-470739.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function test()
   print('time: nonjit = ' + timenonjit + ', jit = ' + timejit);
 
   expect = true;
-  actual = timejit < timenonjit;
+  actual = timejit < timenonjit/2;
 
   reportCompare(expect, actual, summary);