diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
index 7526bacd100d9a..598c116fe6caef 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import sys
 import unittest
 from functools import partial
+from test import support
 from test.support import os_helper
 from test.support import script_helper
 
@@ -384,7 +385,8 @@ def test_repl_eio(self):
             self.fail("Child process failed to start properly")
 
         os.kill(proc.pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
-        _, err = proc.communicate(timeout=5)  # sleep for pty to settle
+        # sleep for pty to settle
+        _, err = proc.communicate(timeout=support.SHORT_TIMEOUT)
         self.assertEqual(
             proc.returncode,
             1,