diff --git a/tests/BackendAllocationTest.cpp b/tests/BackendAllocationTest.cpp
index e44d099..1519752 100644
--- a/tests/BackendAllocationTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/BackendAllocationTest.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
     SkCanvas* canvas = surf->getCanvas();
 
     SkPaint p;
-    p.setFilterQuality(kHigh_SkFilterQuality);
+    p.setFilterQuality(kMedium_SkFilterQuality);    // to force mipMapping
 
     int numMipLevels = 6;