diff --git a/collects/meta/props b/collects/meta/props
index e428687d58..f95e4e5a43 100755
--- a/collects/meta/props
+++ b/collects/meta/props
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ path/s is either such a string or a list of them.
 "collects/tests/racket/pconvert.rktl" drdr:command-line #f
 "collects/tests/racket/place-chan-rand-help.rkt" responsible (tewk)
 "collects/tests/racket/place-chan-rand.rkt" responsible (tewk)
-"collects/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt" responsible (tewk) drdr:command-line (racket "-tm" *)
+"collects/tests/racket/place-channel.rkt" responsible (tewk) drdr:command-line (racket "-tm" *) drdr:timeout 300
 "collects/tests/racket/place.rktl" responsible (tewk) drdr:command-line (racket "-f" *)
 "collects/tests/racket/port.rktl" drdr:command-line #f
 "collects/tests/racket/portlib.rktl" drdr:command-line #f