diff --git a/test/parallel/test-performance-measure.js b/test/parallel/test-performance-measure.js
index e9aaca72bdd..949258f96e1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-performance-measure.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-performance-measure.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 const { PerformanceObserver, performance } = require('perf_hooks');
 const DELAY = 1000;
+const ALLOWED_MARGIN = 10;
 
 const expected = ['Start to Now', 'A to Now', 'A to B'];
 const obs = new PerformanceObserver(common.mustCall((items) => {
   items.getEntries().forEach(({ name, duration }) => {
-    assert.ok(duration > DELAY);
+    assert.ok(duration > (DELAY - ALLOWED_MARGIN));
     assert.strictEqual(expected.shift(), name);
   });
 }));