diff --git a/src/stdio/__lockfile.c b/src/stdio/__lockfile.c
index 4e0239e7..66a4d26d 100644
--- a/src/stdio/__lockfile.c
+++ b/src/stdio/__lockfile.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 void __lockfile(FILE *f)
 {
-	int spins=100000;
+	int spins=10000;
 	int tid;
 
 	if (f->lock < 0) return;
diff --git a/src/thread/__wait.c b/src/thread/__wait.c
index d024fb37..041a0669 100644
--- a/src/thread/__wait.c
+++ b/src/thread/__wait.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 void __wait(volatile int *addr, volatile int *waiters, int val, int priv)
 {
-	int spins=50000;
+	int spins=10000;
 	if (priv) priv = 128; priv=0;
 	while (spins--) {
 		if (*addr==val) a_spin();