diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
index 5c8ce84dee68ec..9acc1b31c37430 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var buf = Buffer.alloc(SIZE, 'a');
 
 var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   socket.setNoDelay();
-  socket.setTimeout(1000);
+  socket.setTimeout(9999);
   socket.on('timeout', function() {
     assert.fail(null, null, 'flushed: ' + flushed +
                 ', received: ' + received + '/' + SIZE * N);