diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index bc3317aa3bc9..25cb69f9c696 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /* 
  * Timeout for stopping processes
  */
-unsigned int __read_mostly freeze_timeout_msecs = 20 * MSEC_PER_SEC;
+unsigned int __read_mostly freeze_timeout_msecs = 10 * MSEC_PER_SEC;
 
 static int try_to_freeze_tasks(bool user_only)
 {