diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdogTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdogTest.java
index 00560365c..2219022fd 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdogTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdogTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import java.io.*;
  */
 public class ExecuteWatchdogTest extends TestCase {
 
-	private final static int TIME_OUT = 2000;
+	private final static int TIME_OUT = 5000;
 
 	private final static String TEST_CLASSPATH = getTestClassPath();