diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/DesktopParagraphTest.kt b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/DesktopParagraphTest.kt
index 6a482e232b93f..cb26b7902ca57 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/DesktopParagraphTest.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopTest/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/DesktopParagraphTest.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class DesktopParagraphTest {
                 style = FontStyle.Normal
             )
         )
-    private val lineMetricsTolerance = 0.0001f
+    private val lineMetricsTolerance = 0.001f
 
     @Test
     fun getBoundingBox_basic() {