diff --git a/tests/t/test_memory.t b/tests/t/test_memory.t
index ab48a3c..9b006dc 100644
--- a/tests/t/test_memory.t
+++ b/tests/t/test_memory.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 memory benchmark tests
 ########################################################################
 
-  $ args="memory --memory-block-size=4K --memory-total-size=1G --events=100 --threads=2"
+  $ args="memory --memory-block-size=4K --memory-total-size=1G --events=1 --time=0 --threads=2"
 
 The --memory-hugetlb option is supported and printed by 'sysbench
 help' only on Linux.