diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
index 958b0b521e..5f71ec9502 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main( void )
 #include "mbedtls/ssl_cache.h"
 #endif
 
-#define READ_TIMEOUT_MS 10000   /* 5 seconds */
+#define READ_TIMEOUT_MS 10000   /* 10 seconds */
 #define DEBUG_LEVEL 0