diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 258b4e0a01..a603cd9556 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ Release 2.9.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HADOOP-12663. Remove Hard-Coded Values From FileSystem.java.
     (BELUGA BEHR via stevel)
-    
+
+    HADOOP-12655. TestHttpServer.testBindAddress bind port range is wider
+    than expected. (Wei-Chiu Chuang via stevel)
 
   BUG FIXES
 
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/http/TestHttpServer.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/http/TestHttpServer.java
index 5b202da0eb..4d2e1bfaeb 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/http/TestHttpServer.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/http/TestHttpServer.java
@@ -534,9 +534,6 @@ private HttpServer2 checkBindAddress(String host, int port, boolean findPort)
         assertTrue(boundPort != 0); // ephemeral should now return bound port
       } else if (findPort) {
         assertTrue(boundPort > port);
-        // allow a little wiggle room to prevent random test failures if
-        // some consecutive ports are already in use
-        assertTrue(boundPort - port < 8);
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       server.stop();