diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 977d9c8aeaf..64900b62008 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ _CONFIGS = {
     'opt': SimpleConfig('opt'),
     'tsan': SimpleConfig('tsan', timeout_seconds=10*60, environ={
         'TSAN_OPTIONS': 'suppressions=tools/tsan_suppressions.txt:halt_on_error=1:second_deadlock_stack=1'}),
-    'msan': SimpleConfig('msan'),
+    'msan': SimpleConfig('msan', timeout_seconds=7*60),
     'ubsan': SimpleConfig('ubsan'),
     'asan': SimpleConfig('asan', timeout_seconds=7*60, environ={
         'ASAN_OPTIONS': 'detect_leaks=1:color=always:suppressions=tools/tsan_suppressions.txt',