diff -r 27b5bd5f0e4c Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py  Sat Sep 01 15:00:34 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py  Sat Sep 01 16:50:58 2012 +0200
@@ -225,9 +225,10 @@
 @reap_threads
 def test_main():
     old_switchinterval = None
+    new_switchinterval = 0.00001 if 'freebsd' in sys.platform else 0.00000001
     try:
         old_switchinterval = sys.getswitchinterval()
-        sys.setswitchinterval(0.00000001)
+        sys.setswitchinterval(new_switchinterval)
     except AttributeError:
         pass