diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt
index 1ece2ce4db..4a5c35b851 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt
@@ -452,4 +452,5 @@
 
 (module+ test
   (module config info
-    (define random? #t)))
+    (define random? #t)
+    (define timeout 300)))