diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
index 68b55bf202e..f8e2faa097c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/cp/cp.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (o *CopyOptions) checkDestinationIsDir(dest fileSpec) error {
 		Executor: &exec.DefaultRemoteExecutor{},
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	done := make(chan error)