diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0ce2e8414..9eb0c0c5f5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ lint-actions:
 
 $(addprefix lint_,$(go_modules)): lint_%:
 	@echo " - linting: $(patsubst lint_%,%,$@)"
-	@pushd src/$(patsubst lint_%,%,$@) >/dev/null && go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION} run --config ${lint_config} ${OPTS}
+	@pushd src/$(patsubst lint_%,%,$@) >/dev/null && go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION} run --config ${lint_config} ${OPTS} --timeout 5m
 
 .PHONY: spec-test
 spec-test: