diff --git a/tests/run-pass/time.rs b/tests/run-pass/time.rs
index 2c9b579f7e29..d430062a1533 100644
--- a/tests/run-pass/time.rs
+++ b/tests/run-pass/time.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 // compile-flags: -Zmiri-disable-isolation
 
-use std::time::{SystemTime, Instant};
+use std::time::{SystemTime, Instant, Duration};
+
+fn duration_sanity(diff: Duration) {
+    // On my laptop, I observed times around 15-40ms. Add 10x lee-way both ways.
+    assert!(diff.as_millis() > 1);
+    assert!(diff.as_millis() < 500);
+}
 
 fn main() {
     // Check `SystemTime`.
     let now1 = SystemTime::now();
-    // Do some work to make time pass.
-    for _ in 0..10 { drop(vec![42]); }
-    let now2 = SystemTime::now();
-    assert!(now2 > now1);
-    let diff = now2.duration_since(now1).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(now1 + diff, now2);
-    assert_eq!(now2 - diff, now1);
-    // Sanity-check the time we got.
     let seconds_since_epoch = now1.duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs();
     let years_since_epoch = seconds_since_epoch / 3600 / 24 / 365;
     let year = 1970 + years_since_epoch;
     assert!(2020 <= year && year < 2100);
+    // Do some work to make time pass.
+    for _ in 0..10 { drop(vec![42]); }
+    let now2 = SystemTime::now();
+    assert!(now2 > now1);
+    // Sanity-check the difference we got.
+    let diff = now2.duration_since(now1).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(now1 + diff, now2);
+    assert_eq!(now2 - diff, now1);
+    duration_sanity(diff);
 
     // Check `Instant`.
     let now1 = Instant::now();
@@ -24,10 +31,9 @@ fn main() {
     for _ in 0..10 { drop(vec![42]); }
     let now2 = Instant::now();
     assert!(now2 > now1);
+    // Sanity-check the difference we got.
     let diff = now2.duration_since(now1);
     assert_eq!(now1 + diff, now2);
     assert_eq!(now2 - diff, now1);
-    // Sanity-check the difference we got.
-    assert!(diff.as_micros() > 1);
-    assert!(diff.as_micros() < 1_000_000);
+    duration_sanity(diff);
 }