diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
index 598c116fe6caef..d40400f09f39b2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def test_repl_eio(self):
 
         os.kill(proc.pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
         # sleep for pty to settle
-        _, err = proc.communicate(timeout=support.SHORT_TIMEOUT)
+        _, err = proc.communicate(timeout=support.LONG_TIMEOUT)
         self.assertEqual(
             proc.returncode,
             1,