diff --git a/build/ci.go b/build/ci.go
index 5fce3c8e60..06e5ece64e 100644
--- a/build/ci.go
+++ b/build/ci.go
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ func doLint(cmdline []string) {
 	configs := []string{
 		"--vendor",
 		"--tests",
+		"--deadline=10m",
 		"--disable-all",
 		"--enable=goimports",
 		"--enable=varcheck",