diff --git a/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
index 98e013faa16..ec59aa52ea5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/updateinfo/updateinfoplugin.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void UpdateInfoPlugin::startCheckForUpdates()
     connect(d->m_checkUpdatesCommand, &ShellCommand::stdOutText, this, &UpdateInfoPlugin::collectCheckForUpdatesOutput);
     connect(d->m_checkUpdatesCommand, &ShellCommand::finished, this, &UpdateInfoPlugin::checkForUpdatesFinished);
     d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->addJob(Utils::FileName(QFileInfo(d->m_maintenanceTool)), QStringList(QLatin1String("--checkupdates")),
+                                     60 * 3, // 3 minutes timeout
                                      /*workingDirectory=*/QString(),
                                      [](int /*exitCode*/) { return Utils::SynchronousProcessResponse::Finished; });
     d->m_checkUpdatesCommand->execute();