diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index 340695d5d65272c6345e6f2f1cb0144b1095900c..c7a36a9378f8c6d08344d75baebdac6722b9b980 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static void test_sockmap(unsigned int tasks, void *data)
 
 		FD_ZERO(&w);
 		FD_SET(sfd[3], &w);
-		to.tv_sec = 1;
+		to.tv_sec = 30;
 		to.tv_usec = 0;
 		s = select(sfd[3] + 1, &w, NULL, NULL, &to);
 		if (s == -1) {