diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index b023b6ee4ce..a7f8cbdf5b9 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static bool reload;
 static int children;
 static int children_max;
 static int exec_delay;
-static usec_t event_timeout_usec = 60 * USEC_PER_SEC;
+static usec_t event_timeout_usec = 180 * USEC_PER_SEC;
 static sigset_t sigmask_orig;
 static UDEV_LIST(event_list);
 static UDEV_LIST(worker_list);