diff --git a/lib/kernel_tests.h b/lib/kernel_tests.h
index 530beb1e..c0f35852 100644
--- a/lib/kernel_tests.h
+++ b/lib/kernel_tests.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ std::vector<volk_test_case_t> init_test_list(volk_test_params_t test_params)
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_s32f_power_32f, test_params))
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_sqrt_32f, test_params_inacc))
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_s32f_stddev_32f, test_params_inacc))
-    QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_stddev_and_mean_32f_x2, test_params.make_tol(1e-3)))
+    QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_stddev_and_mean_32f_x2, test_params.make_absolute(1e-5)))
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_x2_subtract_32f, test_params))
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_x3_sum_of_poly_32f, test_params_inacc))
     QA(VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32i_x2_and_32i, test_params))