diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index d6f345d..ba564ab 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ cmake \
 
 cmake --build . -j $(nproc)
 
-ctest --output-on-failure . -j $(nproc)
+TEST_TIMEOUT=600 # seconds
+export QTEST_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT="$(( $TEST_TIMEOUT * 1000 ))" # milliseconds
+ctest --timeout $TIMEOUT --output-on-failure . -j $(nproc)