diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index a40ca65827..dc71ddb361 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ prefix parallel
 test-tick-processor     : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==linux]
-test-http-agent         : PASS,FLAKY
 test-tick-processor     : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==macos]
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-agent.js b/test/parallel/test-http-agent.js
index 09ba9c34e2..54094d1a68 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-agent.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-agent.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ var server = http.Server(function(req, res) {
 });
 
 var responses = 0;
-var N = 10;
-var M = 10;
+var N = 4;
+var M = 4;
 
 server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
   for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) {