diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/ssp/t_ssp.sh b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/ssp/t_ssp.sh
index 91147a17db72..7b963d18e3f7 100755
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/ssp/t_ssp.sh
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/ssp/t_ssp.sh
@@ -386,14 +386,15 @@ read_body()
 {
 	prog="$(atf_get_srcdir)/h_read"
 
-	h_pass "$prog 1024" "echo foo |"
 	# Begin FreeBSD
 	if true; then
-		h_fail "$prog 1027" "echo bar |"
+	MAX_PATH=$(getconf _XOPEN_PATH_MAX) || atf_fail "getconf failed"
+	h_pass "$prog $MAX_PATH" "echo foo |"
+	h_fail "$prog $(( $MAX_PATH + 3 ))" "echo bar |"
 	else
 	# End FreeBSD
-	MAX_PATH=$(getconf _XOPEN_MAX_PATH) || atf_fail "getconf failed"
-	h_fail "$prog $(( $MAX_PATH + 1))" "echo bar |"
+	h_pass "$prog 1024" "echo foo |"
+	h_fail "$prog 1025" "echo bar |"
 	# Begin FreeBSD
 	fi
 	# End FreeBSD