diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/ResourceHelper.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/ResourceHelper.java
index 08e937955f0..dcdce0ec04f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/ResourceHelper.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/ResourceHelper.java
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ public class ResourceHelper {
 		String command = "ln -s " + realPath.toOSString() + ' ' + linkedPath.toOSString();
 		Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
 
-		// Wait for up to 5s...
+		// Wait for up to 2.5s...
 		for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 			try {
 				Assert.assertTrue("ln process exited with non-zero status", process.waitFor() == 0);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public class ResourceHelper {
 				// Clear interrupted state, see Java bug http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6420270
 				Thread.interrupted();
 			}
-			// wait for a second before checking again
+			// wait for a 500ms before checking again
 			try { Thread.sleep(500); } catch (InterruptedException e) {/*don't care*/}
 		}
 		Assert.assertTrue("Symbolic link not created, command=[" + command +"]", linkedPath.toFile().exists());