diff --git a/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/sendmsg_x.cpp b/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/sendmsg_x.cpp
index a4c7808ef02..027e20cbf8b 100644
--- a/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/sendmsg_x.cpp
+++ b/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/sendmsg_x.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ TEST(SyscallExit, sendmsgX_fail)
 	iov[0].iov_base = sent_data_1;
 	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(sent_data_1);
 	send_msg.msg_iov = iov;
-	/* here we pass a wrong `iovlen` to check the behavior */
-	send_msg.msg_iovlen = 3;
+	send_msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
 	uint32_t sendmsg_flags = 0;
 
 	assert_syscall_state(SYSCALL_FAILURE, "sendmsg", syscall(__NR_sendmsg, mock_fd, &send_msg, sendmsg_flags));
diff --git a/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/socketcall_x.cpp b/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/socketcall_x.cpp
index c0ee7bb4ea0..a98474c3102 100644
--- a/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/socketcall_x.cpp
+++ b/test/drivers/test_suites/syscall_exit_suite/socketcall_x.cpp
@@ -1767,8 +1767,7 @@ TEST(SyscallExit, socketcall_sendmsgX_fail)
 	iov[0].iov_base = sent_data_1;
 	iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(sent_data_1);
 	send_msg.msg_iov = iov;
-	/* here we pass a wrong `iovlen` to check the behavior */
-	send_msg.msg_iovlen = 3;
+	send_msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
 	uint32_t sendmsg_flags = 0;
 
 	unsigned long args[3] = {0};