diff --git a/libc/test/UnitTest/LibcDeathTestExecutors.cpp b/libc/test/UnitTest/LibcDeathTestExecutors.cpp
index e43dbb19ad152..77b0559c7acea 100644
--- a/libc/test/UnitTest/LibcDeathTestExecutors.cpp
+++ b/libc/test/UnitTest/LibcDeathTestExecutors.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 
+namespace {
+constexpr unsigned TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
 namespace testing {
 
 bool Test::testProcessKilled(testutils::FunctionCaller *Func, int Signal,
                              const char *LHSStr, const char *RHSStr,
                              internal::Location Loc) {
-  testutils::ProcessStatus Result = testutils::invoke_in_subprocess(Func, 1000);
+  testutils::ProcessStatus Result =
+      testutils::invoke_in_subprocess(Func, TIMEOUT_MS);
 
   if (const char *error = Result.get_error()) {
     Ctx->markFail();
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ bool Test::testProcessKilled(testutils::FunctionCaller *Func, int Signal,
   if (Result.timed_out()) {
     Ctx->markFail();
     tlog << Loc;
-    tlog << "Process timed out after " << 1000 << " milliseconds.\n";
+    tlog << "Process timed out after " << TIMEOUT_MS << " milliseconds.\n";
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -63,7 +68,8 @@ bool Test::testProcessKilled(testutils::FunctionCaller *Func, int Signal,
 bool Test::testProcessExits(testutils::FunctionCaller *Func, int ExitCode,
                             const char *LHSStr, const char *RHSStr,
                             internal::Location Loc) {
-  testutils::ProcessStatus Result = testutils::invoke_in_subprocess(Func, 1000);
+  testutils::ProcessStatus Result =
+      testutils::invoke_in_subprocess(Func, TIMEOUT_MS);
 
   if (const char *error = Result.get_error()) {
     Ctx->markFail();
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ bool Test::testProcessExits(testutils::FunctionCaller *Func, int ExitCode,
   if (Result.timed_out()) {
     Ctx->markFail();
     tlog << Loc;
-    tlog << "Process timed out after " << 1000 << " milliseconds.\n";
+    tlog << "Process timed out after " << TIMEOUT_MS << " milliseconds.\n";
     return false;
   }