diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService.ts
index a9170133473455e5422fe9e9e070811bca728754..8997acabba8ade950a0ef502101538b4aabe88e6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/search/node/searchService.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class DiskSearch implements ISearchResultProvider {
 		@IConfigurationService private readonly configService: IConfigurationService,
 	) {
 		const timeout = this.configService.getValue<ISearchConfiguration>().search.maintainFileSearchCache ?
-			Number.MAX_VALUE :
+			100 * 60 * 60 * 1000 :
 			60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 		const opts: IIPCOptions = {