diff --git a/driver-bitforce.c b/driver-bitforce.c
index ca3733c6..17f892a8 100644
--- a/driver-bitforce.c
+++ b/driver-bitforce.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "miner.h"
 
 #define BITFORCE_SLEEP_MS 3000
-#define BITFORCE_TIMEOUT_MS 7000
+#define BITFORCE_TIMEOUT_MS 10000
 #define BITFORCE_LONG_TIMEOUT_MS 15000
 #define BITFORCE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS 10
 #define WORK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS 50