diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_import/zpool_import_parallel_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_import/zpool_import_parallel_pos.ksh
index 71b2437a37ec..57a7412e37cc 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_import/zpool_import_parallel_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_import/zpool_import_parallel_pos.ksh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ wait
 parallel_time=$SECONDS
 log_note "asyncronously imported 4 pools in $parallel_time seconds"
 
-log_must test $parallel_time -lt $(($sequential_time / 3))
+log_must test $parallel_time -lt $(($sequential_time / 2))
 
 #
 # export pools with import delay injectors
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ log_must zpool import -a -d $DEVICE_DIR -f
 parallel_time=$SECONDS
 log_note "asyncronously imported 4 pools in $parallel_time seconds"
 
-log_must test $parallel_time -lt $(($sequential_time / 3))
+log_must test $parallel_time -lt $(($sequential_time / 2))
 
 log_pass "Pool imports occur in parallel"