diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 3ff044e0955..8fb97015690 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ Release 2.0.1-alpha - UNRELEASED
     HDFS-3732. fuse_dfs: incorrect configuration value checked for connection
     expiry timer period. (Colin Patrick McCabe via atm)
 
+    HDFS-3738. TestDFSClientRetries#testFailuresArePerOperation sets incorrect
+    timeout config. (atm)
+
   BREAKDOWN OF HDFS-3042 SUBTASKS
 
     HDFS-2185. HDFS portion of ZK-based FailoverController (todd)
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestDFSClientRetries.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestDFSClientRetries.java
index 1903f99ab17..c83fa17d62c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestDFSClientRetries.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestDFSClientRetries.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs;
 
+import static org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSConfigKeys.DFS_CLIENT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_KEY;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -256,8 +257,9 @@ public class TestDFSClientRetries {
     long fileSize = 4096;
     Path file = new Path("/testFile");
 
-    // Set short retry timeout so this test runs faster
+    // Set short retry timeouts so this test runs faster
     conf.setInt(DFSConfigKeys.DFS_CLIENT_RETRY_WINDOW_BASE, 10);
+    conf.setInt(DFS_CLIENT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT_KEY, 2 * 1000);
     MiniDFSCluster cluster = new MiniDFSCluster.Builder(conf).build();
 
     try {
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/TestPBHelper.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/TestPBHelper.java
index ad560869e5d..d368c63299a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/TestPBHelper.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/TestPBHelper.java
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ public class TestPBHelper {
   @Test
   public void testConvertLocatedBlock() {
     DatanodeInfo [] dnInfos = {
-        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("1.1.1.1", "h1", AdminStates.DECOMMISSION_INPROGRESS),
-        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("2.2.2.2", "h2", AdminStates.DECOMMISSIONED),
-        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("3.3.3.3", "h3", AdminStates.NORMAL)
+        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("127.0.0.1", "h1", AdminStates.DECOMMISSION_INPROGRESS),
+        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("127.0.0.1", "h2", AdminStates.DECOMMISSIONED),
+        DFSTestUtil.getLocalDatanodeInfo("127.0.0.1", "h3", AdminStates.NORMAL)
     };
     LocatedBlock lb = new LocatedBlock(
         new ExtendedBlock("bp12", 12345, 10, 53), dnInfos, 5, false);