diff --git a/test/chan/select2.go b/test/chan/select2.go
index 40bc357b5d..4a08139126 100644
--- a/test/chan/select2.go
+++ b/test/chan/select2.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GC()
 	runtime.ReadMemStats(memstats)
 
-	if memstats.Alloc-alloc > 1e5 {
+	if memstats.Alloc-alloc > 1.1e5 {
 		println("BUG: too much memory for 100,000 selects:", memstats.Alloc-alloc)
 	}
 }