diff --git a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
index 1a9f9a4714..5c54a10148 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ func TestUpdatedKeyfileContents(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
-	// needed so that modTime of `file` is different to its current value after forceCopyFile
-	os.Chtimes(file, time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(-time.Second))
+	// needed so that modTime of `file` will be greater than its current value after forceCopyFile
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
 	// Now replace file contents
 	if err := forceCopyFile(file, cachetestAccounts[1].URL.Path); err != nil {
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ func TestUpdatedKeyfileContents(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// needed so that modTime of `file` is different to its current value after forceCopyFile
-	os.Chtimes(file, time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(-time.Second))
+	// needed so that modTime of `file` will be greater than its current value after forceCopyFile
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
 	// Now replace file contents again
 	if err := forceCopyFile(file, cachetestAccounts[2].URL.Path); err != nil {
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ func TestUpdatedKeyfileContents(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// needed so that modTime of `file` is different to its current value after os.WriteFile
-	os.Chtimes(file, time.Now().Add(-time.Second), time.Now().Add(-time.Second))
+	// needed so that modTime of `file` will be greater than its current value after os.WriteFile
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
 	// Now replace file contents with crap
 	if err := os.WriteFile(file, []byte("foo"), 0600); err != nil {