diff --git a/tests/intel/gem_exec_balancer.c b/tests/intel/gem_exec_balancer.c
index c3f0c938bbe73b13a4bee5abb53cf9b2fa4e6135..46ea19a2a2161d1a078d7196a1423a92e6be8c6b 100644
--- a/tests/intel/gem_exec_balancer.c
+++ b/tests/intel/gem_exec_balancer.c
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ static void full(int i915, unsigned int flags)
 
 		free(ci);
 
-		igt_assert_f(load > 0.90,
+		igt_assert_f(load > 0.85,
 			     "minimum load for %d x class:%d was found to be only %.1f%% busy\n",
 			     count, class, load*100);
 		gem_quiescent_gpu(i915);