diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
index 99a1ad331ac81d28a927f5ffa2c18b8595786525..13586b68ef519e39dfd4c9aa5f5c7bd31ff6832a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline int ksft_exit_fail(void)
 
 
 #define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
-#define UNREASONABLE_LAT (NSEC_PER_SEC * 4) /* hopefully we resume in 4secs */
+#define UNREASONABLE_LAT (NSEC_PER_SEC * 5) /* hopefully we resume in 5 secs */
 
 #define SUSPEND_SECS 15
 int alarmcount;