diff --git a/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client-timeout.js
index 3ac410a6111bd8..3472e79422d081 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-gc-http-client-timeout.js
@@ -17,18 +17,22 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 }
 
 const cpus = os.cpus().length;
+const numRequests = 36;
 let createClients = true;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
 let countGC = 0;
 
 const server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(0, common.mustCall(getAll));
+server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => getAll(numRequests)));
 
-function getAll() {
+function getAll(requestsRemaining) {
   if (!createClients)
     return;
 
+  if (requestsRemaining <= 0)
+    return;
+
   const req = http.get({
     hostname: 'localhost',
     pathname: '/',
@@ -40,11 +44,11 @@ function getAll() {
   count++;
   onGC(req, { ongc });
 
-  setImmediate(getAll);
+  setImmediate(getAll, requestsRemaining - 1);
 }
 
 for (let i = 0; i < cpus; i++)
-  getAll();
+  getAll(numRequests);
 
 function cb(res) {
   res.resume();
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client-onerror.js b/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client-onerror.js
index 30b272ed94aae9..d5ae7fbd20c156 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client-onerror.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client-onerror.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 }
 
 const http = require('http');
+const numRequests = 36;
 let createClients = true;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -23,22 +24,26 @@ let countGC = 0;
 const server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
   for (let i = 0; i < cpus; i++)
-    getAll();
+    getAll(numRequests);
 }));
 
-function getAll() {
-  if (createClients) {
-    const req = http.get({
-      hostname: 'localhost',
-      pathname: '/',
-      port: server.address().port
-    }, cb).on('error', onerror);
+function getAll(requestsRemaining) {
+  if (!createClients)
+    return;
 
-    count++;
-    onGC(req, { ongc });
+  if (requestsRemaining <= 0)
+    return;
 
-    setImmediate(getAll);
-  }
+  const req = http.get({
+    hostname: 'localhost',
+    pathname: '/',
+    port: server.address().port
+  }, cb).on('error', onerror);
+
+  count++;
+  onGC(req, { ongc });
+
+  setImmediate(getAll, requestsRemaining - 1);
 }
 
 function cb(res) {
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client.js b/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client.js
index 7b9f9865ea9945..34f565c315d454 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-gc-http-client.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 }
 
 const http = require('http');
+const numRequests = 36;
 let createClients = true;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -21,13 +22,16 @@ let countGC = 0;
 const server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
   for (let i = 0; i < cpus; i++)
-    getAll();
+    getAll(numRequests);
 }));
 
-function getAll() {
+function getAll(requestsRemaining) {
   if (!createClients)
     return;
 
+  if (requestsRemaining <= 0)
+    return;
+
   const req = http.get({
     hostname: 'localhost',
     pathname: '/',
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ function getAll() {
   count++;
   onGC(req, { ongc });
 
-  setImmediate(getAll);
+  setImmediate(getAll, requestsRemaining - 1);
 }
 
 function cb(res) {