diff --git a/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
index 4b470e5cd..f0f35c6f2 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/lint.Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ WORKDIR /src
 
 FROM base
 ENV GOFLAGS="-buildvcs=false"
+ARG TIMEOUT="5m"
+ARG BUILDTAGS
 RUN --mount=type=bind,target=. \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache \
     --mount=from=golangci-lint,source=/usr/bin/golangci-lint,target=/usr/bin/golangci-lint \
-      golangci-lint --build-tags "${BUILDTAGS}" run
+      golangci-lint --timeout "${TIMEOUT}" --build-tags "${BUILDTAGS}" run