diff --git a/tools/db_crashtest.py b/tools/db_crashtest.py
index 709406e56..3d9fbb91b 100644
--- a/tools/db_crashtest.py
+++ b/tools/db_crashtest.py
@@ -288,8 +288,12 @@ def whitebox_crash_main(args, unknown_args):
                     "kill_random_test": kill_random_test,
                 })
             elif kill_mode == 1:
+                if cmd_params.get('disable_wal', 0) == 1:
+                    my_kill_odd = kill_random_test / 50 + 1
+                else:
+                    my_kill_odd = kill_random_test / 10 + 1
                 additional_opts.update({
-                    "kill_random_test": (kill_random_test / 10 + 1),
+                    "kill_random_test": my_kill_odd,
                     "kill_prefix_blacklist": "WritableFileWriter::Append,"
                     + "WritableFileWriter::WriteBuffered",
                 })