diff --git a/Lib/test/test_memoryview.py b/Lib/test/test_memoryview.py
index 61b068c630c7ce..64f440f180bbf0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_memoryview.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_memoryview.py
@@ -743,19 +743,21 @@ def test_racing_getbuf_and_releasebuf(self):
             from multiprocessing.managers import SharedMemoryManager
         except ImportError:
             self.skipTest("Test requires multiprocessing")
-        from threading import Thread
+        from threading import Thread, Event
 
-        n = 100
+        start = Event()
         with SharedMemoryManager() as smm:
             obj = smm.ShareableList(range(100))
-            threads = []
-            for _ in range(n):
-                # Issue gh-127085, the `ShareableList.count` is just a convenient way to mess the `exports`
-                # counter of `memoryview`, this issue has no direct relation with `ShareableList`.
-                threads.append(Thread(target=obj.count, args=(1,)))
-
+            def test():
+                # Issue gh-127085, the `ShareableList.count` is just a
+                # convenient way to mess the `exports` counter of `memoryview`,
+                # this issue has no direct relation with `ShareableList`.
+                start.wait(support.SHORT_TIMEOUT)
+                for i in range(10):
+                    obj.count(1)
+            threads = [Thread(target=test) for _ in range(10)]
             with threading_helper.start_threads(threads):
-                pass
+                start.set()
 
             del obj