diff --git a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init_loop/runtime b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init_loop/runtime
index 738ddf92c..77fb680fc 100644
--- a/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init_loop/runtime
+++ b/repos/os/recipes/pkg/test-init_loop/runtime
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<requires> <timer/> </requires>
 
 	<events>
-		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="100" />
+		<timeout meaning="failed" sec="150" />
 		<log     meaning="succeeded">child "test-init_loop" exited with exit value 0</log>
 		<log     meaning="failed"   >test-init_loop] Error: </log>
 	</events>