diff --git a/lucene/src/test/org/apache/lucene/index/TestTermsEnum.java b/lucene/src/test/org/apache/lucene/index/TestTermsEnum.java
index 40159eb1b8d..00bcbfbf129 100644
--- a/lucene/src/test/org/apache/lucene/index/TestTermsEnum.java
+++ b/lucene/src/test/org/apache/lucene/index/TestTermsEnum.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class TestTermsEnum extends LuceneTestCase {
     final Directory dir = newDirectory();
     final RandomIndexWriter w = new RandomIndexWriter(random, dir);
     
-    final int numTerms = atLeast(1000);
+    final int numTerms = atLeast(300);
 
     final Set<String> terms = new HashSet<String>();
     final Collection<String> pendingTerms = new ArrayList<String>();