diff --git a/vcl/qa/cppunit/timer.cxx b/vcl/qa/cppunit/timer.cxx
index 2ec940aebe63..76db8a81f97c 100644
--- a/vcl/qa/cppunit/timer.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qa/cppunit/timer.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-static WatchDog aWatchDog( 12 /* 12 secs should be enough */);
+static WatchDog aWatchDog( 120 ); // random high number in secs
 
 class TimerTest : public test::BootstrapFixture
 {