diff --git a/lib/unit-test-driver.sh.in b/lib/unit-test-driver.sh.in
index 4fbd84b361..c66649c0d1 100644
--- a/lib/unit-test-driver.sh.in
+++ b/lib/unit-test-driver.sh.in
@@ -9,9 +9,24 @@ if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
 fi
 
 TEST_PROGRAM="${1}"
+TIMEOUT=300
 
-"${TEST_PROGRAM}"
-STATUS=${?}
+"${TEST_PROGRAM}" &
+TEST_PROGRAM_PID=${!}
+STATUS=124
+while [ ${TIMEOUT} -gt 0 ]; do
+	if ! kill -0 "${TEST_PROGRAM_PID}" 2>/dev/null; then
+		wait "${TEST_PROGRAM_PID}"
+		STATUS=${?}
+		break
+	fi
+	sleep 1
+	TIMEOUT=$((TIMEOUT - 1))
+done
+if [ ${TIMEOUT} -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "PID ${TEST_PROGRAM_PID} exceeded run time limit, sending SIGKILL" >&2
+	kill -KILL "${TEST_PROGRAM_PID}" 2>/dev/null
+fi
 
 TEST_PROGRAM_NAME=$(basename "${TEST_PROGRAM}")
 TEST_PROGRAM_WORK_DIR=$(dirname "${TEST_PROGRAM}")