diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestFSTableDescriptors.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestFSTableDescriptors.java
index 2e41b25b68d..3492510c75a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestFSTableDescriptors.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestFSTableDescriptors.java
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ public class TestFSTableDescriptors {
       assertTrue(htds.get(Bytes.toBytes(name + i)) !=  null);
     }
     assertEquals(count * 4, htds.invocations);
-    assertEquals(count * 2, htds.cachehits);
+    assertTrue(count * 2 >= htds.cachehits);
     assertTrue(htds.get(HConstants.ROOT_TABLE_NAME) != null);
     assertEquals(htds.invocations, count * 4 + 1);
-    assertEquals(htds.cachehits, count * 2 + 1);
+    assertTrue(htds.cachehits >= count * 2 + 1);
   }
 
   @Test (expected=java.io.FileNotFoundException.class)