diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f40838dd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+formats
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/formats.c b/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
index 24d5965e4d..845887c1c0 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
   
   while (pipeline) {
     gst_bin_iterate (GST_BIN (pipeline));
-    if ((counter / 400) > last) {
-      last = counter / 400;
+    if ((counter / 200) > last) {
+      last = counter / 200;
       gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pipeline));
       create_pipeline ();
     }
diff --git a/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore b/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f40838dd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/alsa/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+formats
diff --git a/testsuite/alsa/formats.c b/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
index 24d5965e4d..845887c1c0 100644
--- a/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
+++ b/testsuite/alsa/formats.c
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
   
   while (pipeline) {
     gst_bin_iterate (GST_BIN (pipeline));
-    if ((counter / 400) > last) {
-      last = counter / 400;
+    if ((counter / 200) > last) {
+      last = counter / 200;
       gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pipeline));
       create_pipeline ();
     }