diff --git a/bin/sh/tests/builtins/read11.0 b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/read11.0
index c75ed9c92a83..5bae80318b15 100644
--- a/bin/sh/tests/builtins/read11.0
+++ b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/read11.0
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 
 set -e
 
 T=$(mktemp -d ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/sh-test.XXXXXX)
 trap 'rm -rf "$T"' 0
 cd $T
 mkfifo fifo1
-# Open fifo1 for writing and then read block on a dummy fifo
-{ mkfifo fifo2; read dummy <fifo2; } >fifo1 &
+# Open fifo1 for writing
+{ sleep 10; } >fifo1 &
 # Wait for the child to open fifo1 for writing
 exec 3<fifo1
 v=original_value
 r=0
 read -t 0 v <&3 || r=$?
 kill -TERM "$!" || :
 { [ "$r" -gt 128 ] && [ "$(kill -l "$r")" = ALRM ]; } || exit
 [ -z "$v" ]