diff --git a/test/blockmap.jl b/test/blockmap.jl
index 36c016f6..62fdf20f 100644
--- a/test/blockmap.jl
+++ b/test/blockmap.jl
@@ -290,12 +290,9 @@ using LinearMaps: FiveArg
                 @test mul!(copy(v), LinearMap(transform(L)), u, α, β) ≈ transform(M)*u*α + v*β
                 if transform != adjoint
                     transL = transform(L)
-                    alloc = @allocated similar(v)
-                    if L == L2 && α != false
-                        @test_broken (@allocated mul!(v, transL, u, α, β)) <= alloc
-                    else
-                        @test (@allocated mul!(v, transL, u, α, β)) <= alloc
-                    end
+                    similar(v)
+                    alloc = @allocations similar(v)
+                    @test (@allocations mul!(v, transL, u, α, β)) <= alloc broken=(L == L2 && α != false)
                 end
             end
         end
diff --git a/test/functionmap.jl b/test/functionmap.jl
index 16b3c5de..95ea1ab1 100644
--- a/test/functionmap.jl
+++ b/test/functionmap.jl
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ using Test, LinearMaps, LinearAlgebra
             @test mul!(copy(v), LinearMap(transform(CS!)), u, α, β) ≈ transform(M)*u*α + v*β
             if transform != transpose
                 transCS! = transform(CS!)
-                alloc = @allocated similar(v)
-                @test (@allocated mul!(v, transCS!, u, α, β)) <= alloc
+                alloc = @allocations similar(v)
+                @test (@allocations mul!(v, transCS!, u, α, β)) <= alloc + 1
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/test/linearcombination.jl b/test/linearcombination.jl
index 19a1c5c7..1422882f 100644
--- a/test/linearcombination.jl
+++ b/test/linearcombination.jl
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ using LinearMaps: FiveArg, LinearMapTuple, LinearMapVector, FunctionMap
     mul!(u, CS!, v)
     @test (@allocated mul!(u, CS!, v)) == 0
     n = 10
-    alloc = @allocated similar(v)
+    alloc = (@allocations similar(v)) + 1
     Loop = @inferred CS + CS + CS
     @test Loop * v ≈ 3cumsum(v)
     @test (CS + CR + CS) * v ≈ 3cumsum(v)
-    @test (@allocated Loop * v) <= 3alloc
+    @test (@allocations Loop * v) <= 3alloc
     Loop = @inferred CS + CS; Loop * v
-    @test (@allocated Loop * v) <= 2alloc
+    @test (@allocations Loop * v) <= 2alloc
     Lmix = @inferred CS + CS + CS!; Lmix * v
-    @test (@allocated Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
+    @test (@allocations Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
     Lmix = @inferred CS + CS + CS!; Lmix * v
-    @test (@allocated Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
+    @test (@allocations Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
     Lmix = @inferred CS! + (CS + CS); Lmix * v
-    @test (@allocated Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
+    @test (@allocations Lmix * v) <= 3alloc
     L = @inferred sum(ntuple(_ -> CS!, n))
     @test (@inferred sum(L.maps::LinearMapTuple)) == L
     Lv = @inferred LinearMaps.LinearCombination{ComplexF64}(fill(CS!, n))
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ using LinearMaps: FiveArg, LinearMapTuple, LinearMapVector, FunctionMap
     @test occursin("10×10 $LinearMaps.LinearCombination{$(eltype(L))}", sprint((t, s) -> show(t, "text/plain", s), L+CS!))
     @test mul!(u, L, v) ≈ n * cumsum(v)
     @test mul!(u, Lv, v) ≈ n * cumsum(v)
-    alloc = @allocated similar(u)
+    alloc = (@allocations similar(u)) + 1
     mul!(u, L, v, 2, 2)
-    @test (@allocated mul!(u, L, v, 2, 2)) <= alloc
+    @test (@allocations mul!(u, L, v, 2, 2)) <= alloc
     mul!(u, Lv, v, 2, 2)
-    @test (@allocated mul!(u, Lv, v, 2, 2)) <= alloc
+    @test (@allocations mul!(u, Lv, v, 2, 2)) <= alloc
     for α in (false, true, rand(ComplexF64)), β in (false, true, rand(ComplexF64))
         for transform in (identity, adjoint, transpose)
             @test mul!(copy(u), transform(L), v, α, β) ≈ transform(M)*v*α + u*β
diff --git a/test/scaledmap.jl b/test/scaledmap.jl
index 8a35f27e..6316ce8f 100644
--- a/test/scaledmap.jl
+++ b/test/scaledmap.jl
@@ -101,11 +101,10 @@ using Test, LinearMaps, LinearAlgebra
     λ = 4.2
     B0 = @inferred λ * A0
     B1 = @inferred λ * A1
-    for (A, alloc) in ((A0, 1), (A1, 0), (B0, 1), (B1, 0), (A0', 3), (A1', 0), (B0', 3), (B1', 0))
+    for (A, alloc) in ((A0, 3), (A1, 0), (B0, 3), (B1, 0), (A0', 9), (A1', 0), (B0', 9), (B1', 0))
         x = rand(N)
         y = similar(x)
-        allocsize = @allocated similar(y)
         mul!(y, A, x)
-        @test (@allocated mul!(y, A, x)) == alloc*allocsize
+        @test (@allocations mul!(y, A, x)) <= alloc
     end
 end