diff --git a/test/fuzz/test_runner.py b/test/fuzz/test_runner.py
index f19cf924d25..fde99fe4965 100755
--- a/test/fuzz/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/fuzz/test_runner.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def main():
                 os.path.join(config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"], 'src', 'test', 'fuzz', test_list_selection[0]),
                 '-help=1',
             ],
-            timeout=1,
+            timeout=10,
             check=True,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             universal_newlines=True,