diff --git a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.c b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.c
index c15193418..7c9b63848 100644
--- a/src/common/wpa_ctrl.c
+++ b/src/common/wpa_ctrl.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int wpa_ctrl_request(struct wpa_ctrl *ctrl, const char *cmd, size_t cmd_len,
 	os_free(cmd_buf);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		tv.tv_sec = 2;
+		tv.tv_sec = 10;
 		tv.tv_usec = 0;
 		FD_ZERO(&rfds);
 		FD_SET(ctrl->s, &rfds);