diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource/tests/MetricEventSourceTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource/tests/MetricEventSourceTests.cs
index cc846b56efb4d8..1f3a8d13271e35 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource/tests/MetricEventSourceTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource/tests/MetricEventSourceTests.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace System.Diagnostics.Metrics.Tests
     public class MetricEventSourceTests
     {
         ITestOutputHelper _output;
-        const double IntervalSecs = 1;
+        const double IntervalSecs = 5;
         static readonly TimeSpan s_waitForEventTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
 
         public MetricEventSourceTests(ITestOutputHelper output)