diff --git a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
index fda353579d7..f346b8edad2 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/node_problem_detector_linux.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("NodeProblemDetector [NodeFeature:NodeProblemDetector] [Seri
 	const (
 		pollInterval   = 1 * time.Second
 		pollConsistent = 5 * time.Second
-		pollTimeout    = 1 * time.Minute
+		pollTimeout    = 5 * time.Minute
 	)
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("node-problem-detector")
 	f.NamespacePodSecurityLevel = admissionapi.LevelPrivileged