diff --git a/samplecode/SampleText.cpp b/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
index 14b3d80..abd88be 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleText.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 #ifdef SK_DEBUG
     #define REPEAT_COUNT    1
 #else
-    #define REPEAT_COUNT    5000
+    #define REPEAT_COUNT    5
 #endif
 
 static int count_char_points(const SkPaint& paint, char c)