diff --git a/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm_diff.py b/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm_diff.py
index ed93605e42560f8c0a8416d72775d06d7a52a7ea..c0acf2a91ff300938e66eca90564dd074f9f108f 100755
--- a/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm_diff.py
+++ b/tools/profiling/microbenchmarks/bm_diff.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ nanos = {
 }
 counter = {
   'abs_diff': 0.5,
-  'pct_diff': 5,
+  'pct_diff': 10,
 }
 
 _INTERESTING = {