diff --git a/tests/intern_test.go b/tests/intern_test.go
index 480f87c..4c73002 100644
--- a/tests/intern_test.go
+++ b/tests/intern_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func TestStringIntern(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("wrong value: %q", i.Field)
 		}
 	})
-	if allocsPerRun != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
+	if allocsPerRun > 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected <= 1 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
 	}
 
 	var n NoIntern
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestStringIntern(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("wrong value: %q", n.Field)
 		}
 	})
-	if allocsPerRun != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 2 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
+	if allocsPerRun > 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected <= 2 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/nocopy_test.go b/tests/nocopy_test.go
index 05dccee..63dfc5f 100644
--- a/tests/nocopy_test.go
+++ b/tests/nocopy_test.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func TestNocopy(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("wrong value: %q", res.B)
 		}
 	})
-	if allocsPerRun != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("noCopy field unmarshal: expected 1 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
+	if allocsPerRun > 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("noCopy field unmarshal: expected <= 1 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
 	}
 
 	data = []byte(`{"a": "valueNoCopy"}`)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestNocopy(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("wrong value: %q", res.A)
 		}
 	})
-	if allocsPerRun != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("copy field unmarshal: expected 2 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
+	if allocsPerRun > 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("copy field unmarshal: expected <= 2 allocs, got %f", allocsPerRun)
 	}
 }