diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 41330fdc4..dda0471e1 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ setuids="test11 test33 test43 test44 test46 test56 test60 test61 test65 \
 alltests="   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 \
          21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 \
          41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 \
-         61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 \
+         61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 \
 	 sh1.sh sh2.sh interp.sh"
 tests_no=`expr 0`
 
diff --git a/test/test73.c b/test/test73.c
index 3c5c7f4b1..1a99223cd 100644
--- a/test/test73.c
+++ b/test/test73.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(system(cmdline) < 0) { e(10); exit(1); }
 
 	/* don't hang forever if the open or read block */
-	alarm(big ? 6000 : 600);
+	alarm(big ? 6000 : 800);
 
 	if((pipefd=open(pipefn, O_RDONLY)) < 0) { e(3); exit(1); }