diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 7290edfde948..1d8893ded18e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -4805,11 +4805,11 @@ def test_log_margins():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     margin = 0.05
     ax.set_xmargin(margin)
-    ax.semilogx([1, 10], [1, 10])
+    ax.semilogx([10, 100], [10, 100])
     xlim0, xlim1 = ax.get_xlim()
     transform = ax.xaxis.get_transform()
     xlim0t, xlim1t = transform.transform([xlim0, xlim1])
-    x0t, x1t = transform.transform([1, 10])
+    x0t, x1t = transform.transform([10, 100])
     delta = (x1t - x0t) * margin
     assert_allclose([xlim0t + delta, xlim1t - delta], [x0t, x1t])