diff --git a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
index 5dc235eb920..c5160d066af 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
 #include <sys/procfs.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
-#include <sys/runq.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <sys/user.h>
@@ -2028,7 +2027,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__PT_KILL_competing_signal, tc)
 		    sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)) / 2;
 		CHILD_REQUIRE(pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(),
 		    SCHED_FIFO, &sched_param) == 0);
-		sched_param.sched_priority -= RQ_PPQ;
+		sched_param.sched_priority -= 1;
 		CHILD_REQUIRE(pthread_setschedparam(t, SCHED_FIFO,
 		    &sched_param) == 0);
 
@@ -2131,7 +2130,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(ptrace__PT_KILL_competing_stop, tc)
 		    sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)) / 2;
 		CHILD_REQUIRE(pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(),
 		    SCHED_FIFO, &sched_param) == 0);
-		sched_param.sched_priority -= RQ_PPQ;
+		sched_param.sched_priority -= 1;
 		CHILD_REQUIRE(pthread_setschedparam(t, SCHED_FIFO,
 		    &sched_param) == 0);