diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index d6e8389eb48..f696fe17cd2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -4542,7 +4542,7 @@ def testRecvFromIntoSmallBuffer(self):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.cli_conn.recvfrom_into, buf, 1024)
 
     def _testRecvFromIntoSmallBuffer(self):
-        self.serv_conn.send(MSG*2048)
+        self.serv_conn.send(MSG)
 
     def testRecvFromIntoEmptyBuffer(self):
         buf = bytearray()