diff --git a/tests/monotouch-test/mono/WeakReferenceTest.cs b/tests/monotouch-test/mono/WeakReferenceTest.cs
index 9bd284a5d381..9a0e1e89452c 100644
--- a/tests/monotouch-test/mono/WeakReferenceTest.cs
+++ b/tests/monotouch-test/mono/WeakReferenceTest.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ namespace MonoTouchFixtures {
 	[TestFixture]
 	[Preserve (AllMembers = true)]
 	public partial class WeakReferenceTest {
+#if __WATCHOS__
+		const int totalTestObjects = 500;
+#else
 		const int totalTestObjects = 5000;
+#endif
 
 		[SetUp]
 		public void Setup ()