diff --git a/src/test/meson.build b/src/test/meson.build
index efaa259d763..327c2859e85 100644
--- a/src/test/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/meson.build
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ tests += [
 
         [['src/test/test-async.c'],
          [],
-         []],
+         [],
+         '', 'timeout=120'],
 
         [['src/test/test-locale-util.c'],
          [],