diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c b/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
index ed22e2f926..b78538aaa4 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstghostpad.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_ghost_pads)
    * all pads */
 
   /* wait for thread to settle down */
-  while (GST_OBJECT_REFCOUNT_VALUE (fsrc) > 2)
+  while (GST_OBJECT_REFCOUNT_VALUE (fsrc) > 1)
     THREAD_SWITCH ();
 
   ASSERT_OBJECT_REFCOUNT (fsrc, "fsrc", 1);