diff --git a/test/resize_test.cc b/test/resize_test.cc
index 2c62dafe397cbd66bf60cd628ee04595086400ca..e4b3c6a467bd503635ac9cc1f75dd5b56d61c3d8 100644
--- a/test/resize_test.cc
+++ b/test/resize_test.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ResizeInternalTest : public ResizeTest {
   virtual void PSNRPktHook(const vpx_codec_cx_pkt_t *pkt) {
     if (!frame0_psnr_)
       frame0_psnr_ = pkt->data.psnr.psnr[0];
-    ASSERT_NEAR(pkt->data.psnr.psnr[0], frame0_psnr_, 0.025*frame0_psnr_);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(pkt->data.psnr.psnr[0], frame0_psnr_, 0.03*frame0_psnr_);
   }
 
   double frame0_psnr_;