diff --git a/source/lib/messaging/irpc.h b/source/lib/messaging/irpc.h
index 7398453612b..f0152159404 100644
--- a/source/lib/messaging/irpc.h
+++ b/source/lib/messaging/irpc.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct irpc_message {
 };
 
 /* don't allow calls to take too long */
-#define IRPC_CALL_TIMEOUT 1000
+#define IRPC_CALL_TIMEOUT 10
 
 
 /* the server function type */