diff --git a/examples/ostest/sporadic.c b/examples/ostest/sporadic.c
index 0b3233529..c05a08f8d 100644
--- a/examples/ostest/sporadic.c
+++ b/examples/ostest/sporadic.c
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 # define NULL (void*)0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MIN
+# define MIN(a,b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
 /***********************************************************************
  * Private Data
  ***********************************************************************/
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ void sporadic_test(void)
   sparam.sched_ss_repl_period.tv_nsec = 0;
   sparam.sched_ss_init_budget.tv_sec  = 2;
   sparam.sched_ss_init_budget.tv_nsec = 0;
-  sparam.sched_ss_max_repl            = 5;
+  sparam.sched_ss_max_repl            = MIN(5, CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC_MAXREPL);
 
   ret = pthread_attr_setschedparam(&attr, &sparam);
   if (ret != OK)