diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index a92edad8683..f98138391bc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -2691,7 +2691,10 @@ def __del__(self):
 class ImmortalTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     if sys.maxsize < (1 << 32):
-        IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 7 << 28
+        if support.Py_GIL_DISABLED:
+            IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 5 << 28
+        else:
+            IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 7 << 28
     else:
         IMMORTAL_REFCOUNT = 3 << 30