diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_streamplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_streamplot.py
index 8a9304eec555..b5d4e3e86018 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_streamplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_streamplot.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ def velocity_field():
     return X, Y, U, V
 
 
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=['streamplot_colormap'])
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['streamplot_colormap'],
+                  tol=0.002)
 def test_colormap():
     X, Y, U, V = velocity_field()
     plt.streamplot(X, Y, U, V, color=U, density=0.6, linewidth=2,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_transforms.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_transforms.py
index 92d4c4f36e87..753a9494aeb4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ def _as_mpl_transform(self, axes):
                                mtrans.Affine2D().scale(10).get_matrix())
 
 
-@image_comparison(baseline_images=['pre_transform_data'])
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['pre_transform_data'],
+                  tol=0.08)
 def test_pre_transform_plotting():
     # a catch-all for as many as possible plot layouts which handle
     # pre-transforming the data NOTE: The axis range is important in this