diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
index 9987362044..e242a71f11 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ test_slave (int master, int type, SignalData *master_changed)
 	switch (type) {
 	case NM_LINK_TYPE_BRIDGE:
 		if (nmtstp_is_sysfs_writable ()) {
-			g_assert (nm_platform_sysctl_slave_set_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "priority", "789"));
+			g_assert (nm_platform_sysctl_slave_set_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "priority", "614"));
 			value = nm_platform_sysctl_slave_get_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "priority");
-			g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "789");
+			g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "614");
 			g_free (value);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ test_software (NMLinkType link_type, const char *link_typename)
 	switch (link_type) {
 	case NM_LINK_TYPE_BRIDGE:
 		if (nmtstp_is_sysfs_writable ()) {
-			g_assert (nm_platform_sysctl_master_set_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "forward_delay", "789"));
+			g_assert (nm_platform_sysctl_master_set_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "forward_delay", "628"));
 			value = nm_platform_sysctl_master_get_option (NM_PLATFORM_GET, ifindex, "forward_delay");
-			g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "789");
+			g_assert_cmpstr (value, ==, "628");
 			g_free (value);
 		}
 		break;