diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_mock.c b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_mock.c
index 89efa55fb6..5c26fe8d8e 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_mock.c
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_mock.c
@@ -48,12 +48,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_timer_create(const esp_timer_create_args_t* create_args,
 
 uint32_t xTaskGetTickCount(void)
 {
-    struct timeval tv;
-    struct timezone tz;
-    if (gettimeofday(&tv, &tz) == 0) {
-        return (tv.tv_sec * 1000) + (tv.tv_usec / 1000);
-    }
-    return 0;
+    static uint32_t tick = 0;
+    return tick++;
 }
 
 /// Queue mock
diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/sdkconfig.h b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/sdkconfig.h
index 43d4a278a5..1b5997b648 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/sdkconfig.h
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/sdkconfig.h
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_MDNS_TASK_STACK_SIZE 4096
 #define CONFIG_MDNS_TASK_AFFINITY_CPU0 1
 #define CONFIG_MDNS_TASK_AFFINITY 0x0
-#define CONFIG_MDNS_SERVICE_ADD_TIMEOUT_MS 100
+#define CONFIG_MDNS_SERVICE_ADD_TIMEOUT_MS 1
 #define CONFIG_MDNS_TIMER_PERIOD_MS 100
 #define CONFIG_MQTT_PROTOCOL_311 1
 #define CONFIG_MQTT_TRANSPORT_SSL 1