diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
index 316444389c4e..f4c324957dcc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/sch_red_core.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ h2_create()
 	# Prevent this by adding a shaper which limits the traffic in $h2 to
 	# 1Gbps.
 
-	tc qdisc replace dev $h2 root handle 10: tbf rate 1gbit \
+	tc qdisc replace dev $h2 root handle 10: tbf rate 200mbit \
 		burst 128K limit 1G
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ switch_create()
 	done
 
 	for intf in $swp3 $swp4; do
-		tc qdisc replace dev $intf root handle 1: tbf rate 1gbit \
+		tc qdisc replace dev $intf root handle 1: tbf rate 200mbit \
 			burst 128K limit 1G
 	done
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ do_mark_test()
 	# Above limit, everything should be mirrored, we should see lots of
 	# packets.
 	build_backlog $vlan $((3 * limit / 2)) tcp tos=0x01 >/dev/null
-	busywait_for_counter 1100 +10000 \
+	busywait_for_counter 1100 +2500 \
 		 $fetch_counter > /dev/null
 	check_err_fail "$should_fail" $? "ECN-marked packets $subtest'd"