diff --git a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fce68093..d22c63d21 100644
--- a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 PROJECT(CTestTestTimeout)
 INCLUDE(CTest)
 
+IF(NOT TIMEOUT)
+  SET(TIMEOUT 1)
+ENDIF()
+
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DTIMEOUT=${TIMEOUT})
 ADD_EXECUTABLE (Timeout timeout.c)
 
 ADD_TEST(NAME TestTimeout
@@ -9,7 +14,7 @@ ADD_TEST(NAME TestTimeout
                            -D Log=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/timeout.log
                            -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/timeout.cmake
   )
-SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(TestTimeout PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 1)
+SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(TestTimeout PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${TIMEOUT})
 
 ADD_TEST(NAME CheckChild
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -D Timeout=$<TARGET_FILE:Timeout>
diff --git a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/test.cmake.in b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/test.cmake.in
index 45828015c..2aa41e227 100644
--- a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/test.cmake.in
+++ b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/test.cmake.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SET(CTEST_NOTES_FILES                   "${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}/${CTEST_SCRIP
 #CTEST_EMPTY_BINARY_DIRECTORY(${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY})
 
 FILE(WRITE "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}/CMakeCache.txt" "
+TIMEOUT:STRING=@CTestTestTimeout_TIME@
 CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR:STRING=@CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR@
 CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM:FILEPATH=@CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM@
 MAKECOMMAND:STRING=@MAKECOMMAND@
diff --git a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/timeout.c b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/timeout.c
index ba91bc044..370ab22ed 100644
--- a/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/timeout.c
+++ b/Tests/CTestTestTimeout/timeout.c
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 int main(void)
 {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  Sleep(5000);
+  Sleep((TIMEOUT+4)*1000);
 #else
-  sleep(5);
+  sleep((TIMEOUT+4));
 #endif
   printf("timeout process finished sleeping!\n");
   return -1;