diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 7d10da25ef..eb01e549ef 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ (define* (make-linux-libre* version gnu-revision source supported-systems
     (description "GNU Linux-Libre is a free (as in freedom) variant of the
 Linux kernel.  It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
     (license license:gpl2)
-    (properties '((max-silent-time . 3600))))) ;don't timeout on blob scan.
+    (properties '((max-silent-time . 10800))))) ;don't timeout on blob scan
 
 
 ;;;