diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 84f7aaea7..39936295d 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	- Fix #1492 from zacek: Data race in log_init() on
 	  key_created/log_lock when calling ub_ctx_create()
 	  concurrently from multiple threads.
+	- Fix stat_values.tdir test to have less test failures.
 
 7 August 2026: Wouter
 	- Fix #1489 from jplesnik: Replace removed Python 2 C API
diff --git a/testdata/stat_values.tdir/stat_values.test b/testdata/stat_values.tdir/stat_values.test
index c02bfcf19..79d272ee5 100644
--- a/testdata/stat_values.tdir/stat_values.test
+++ b/testdata/stat_values.tdir/stat_values.test
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ check_expected_stats () {
 # Check that the rest (unspecified) stats are all 0 (no surprises).
 check_rest_stats () {
 	echo "> Checking rest stats"
-	grep -F -x -v -f $EXPECTED_STATS_FILE $FILTERED_STATS_FILE > $REST_STATS_FILE
+	grep -F -x -v -f $EXPECTED_STATS_FILE $FILTERED_STATS_FILE | \
+		grep -F -v -e "msg.cache.max_collisions" \
+			-e "rrset.cache.max_collisions" | \
+		> $REST_STATS_FILE
+	# It filtered out the 'max_collisions', since at random, a msg
+	# or rrset cache entry could have a cache hash collision. */
 	if test $DEBUG -ne 0; then
 		echo "Rest:"
 		cat $REST_STATS_FILE