diff --git a/test/core/surface/completion_queue_test.c b/test/core/surface/completion_queue_test.c
index eba24f5c6e6..bba71d03659 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/completion_queue_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/completion_queue_test.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ typedef struct test_thread_options {
 } test_thread_options;
 
 gpr_timespec ten_seconds_time(void) {
-  return GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(1);
+  return GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(10);
 }
 
 static void producer_thread(void *arg) {