diff --git a/wally-pipelined/regression/regression-wally.py b/wally-pipelined/regression/regression-wally.py
index 3defc260b..b560e75af 100755
--- a/wally-pipelined/regression/regression-wally.py
+++ b/wally-pipelined/regression/regression-wally.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ configs = [
     TestCase(
         name="buildroot",
         cmd="vsim -do wally-buildroot-batch.do -c > {}",
-        grepstr="8500000 instructions"
+        grepstr="6300000 instructions"
     ),
     TestCase(
         name="lints",
diff --git a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-linux.sv b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-linux.sv
index 7cc1cc9f5..6731aabcd 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-linux.sv
+++ b/wally-pipelined/testbench/testbench-linux.sv
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 module testbench();
   
-  parameter waveOnICount = `BUSYBEAR*140000 + `BUILDROOT*3100000; // # of instructions at which to turn on waves in graphical sim
+  parameter waveOnICount = `BUSYBEAR*140000 + `BUILDROOT*6300000; // # of instructions at which to turn on waves in graphical sim
   string ProgramAddrMapFile, ProgramLabelMapFile;
 
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////