diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 48601cfc24..cf09d1df71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Unix test
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         shell: bash
         run: cabal test --test-show-details=direct