diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 9bb9a29dc1..5caf7d6d80 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 ; The directory root where work data can be found from the koji hub
 ; topdir=/mnt/koji
 
+rpmbuild_timeout=172800
+
 ;url of package download site
 topurl = {{koji_topurl}}