diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_eager_task_factory.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_eager_task_factory.py
index 31d2a00dbb8c9c..1a8831a73a5d0d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_eager_task_factory.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_eager_task_factory.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ async def fail():
         async def run():
             winner, index, excs = await asyncio.staggered.staggered_race(
                 [
-                    lambda: asyncio.sleep(2, result="sleep2"),
+                    lambda: asyncio.sleep(60, result="sleep2"),
                     lambda: asyncio.sleep(1, result="sleep1"),
                     lambda: fail()
                 ],