diff --git a/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in b/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
index 2e51429e7a..3ddf0e229b 100644
--- a/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
+++ b/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd
 # VMs can be performed. We don't want it to stick around if
 # unused though, so we set a timeout. The socket activation
 # then ensures it gets started again if anything needs it
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/libvirtd --timeout 30 $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/libvirtd --timeout 120 $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index 34a9947eb3..3282bc0817 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int virNetSocketForkDaemon(const char *binary)
 {
     int ret;
     virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(binary,
-                                             "--timeout=30",
+                                             "--timeout=120",
                                              NULL);
 
     virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(cmd);