diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index 94ced5013a..4f13543dc3 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -1160,5 +1160,5 @@ def recurse():
     # On my machine, it takes about 100-200ms to capture the exception,
     # so this limit should be generous enough.
     assert (
-        capture_end_time - capture_start_time < 10**9
+        capture_end_time - capture_start_time < 10**9 * 2
     ), "stacktrace capture took too long, check that frame limit is set correctly"