diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 6d1e9a82926bb18614fc3c2c77060c1e6a14abc3..3a769b9f5502fa5c887ec500fe5ca585a7ac9671 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ my $opt_sleep;
 my $opt_testcase_timeout=    15; # 15 minutes
 my $opt_suite_timeout   =   180; # 3 hours
 my $opt_shutdown_timeout=    10; # 10 seconds
-my $opt_start_timeout   =    30; # 30 seconds
+my $opt_start_timeout   =   180; # 180 seconds
 
 my $opt_start;
 my $opt_start_dirty;