diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 48e81faeb7..9c192b78d9 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fate-seek:   $(FATE_SEEK)
 ifdef SAMPLES
 FATE += $(FATE_TESTS) $(FATE_TESTS-yes)
 fate-rsync:
-	rsync -vaLW rsync://fate.ffmpeg.org/fate-suite/ $(SAMPLES)
+	rsync -vaLW --timeout=60 --contimeout=60 rsync://fate.ffmpeg.org/fate-suite/ $(SAMPLES)
 else
 fate-rsync:
 	@echo "use 'make fate-rsync SAMPLES=/path/to/samples' to sync the fate suite"