diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/deprecated.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/deprecated.go
index 89c725c4b48..c9f1f0c2a98 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/deprecated.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/deprecated.go
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ func (o *DeprecatedOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.Int32Var(&o.Burst, "kube-api-burst", 100, "DEPRECATED: burst to use while talking with kubernetes apiserver. This parameter is ignored if a config file is specified in --config.")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.ResourceNamespace, "lock-object-namespace", "kube-system", "DEPRECATED: define the namespace of the lock object. Will be removed in favor of leader-elect-resource-namespace. This parameter is ignored if a config file is specified in --config.")
 	fs.StringVar(&o.ResourceName, "lock-object-name", "kube-scheduler", "DEPRECATED: define the name of the lock object. Will be removed in favor of leader-elect-resource-name. This parameter is ignored if a config file is specified in --config.")
-	fs.DurationVar(&o.PodMaxUnschedulableQDuration, "pod-max-unschedulableq-duration", 60*time.Second, "DEPRECATED: the maximum time a pod can stay in unschedulableQ. If a pod stays in unschedulableQ for longer than this value, the pod will be moved from unschedulableQ to backoffQ or activeQ. This flag is deprecated and will be removed in 1.26")
+	fs.DurationVar(&o.PodMaxUnschedulableQDuration, "pod-max-unschedulableq-duration", 5*time.Minute, "DEPRECATED: the maximum time a pod can stay in unschedulableQ. If a pod stays in unschedulableQ for longer than this value, the pod will be moved from unschedulableQ to backoffQ or activeQ. This flag is deprecated and will be removed in 1.26")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
index 82c2bca81f9..5464df04053 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/options/options.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewOptions() *Options {
 		Authentication: apiserveroptions.NewDelegatingAuthenticationOptions(),
 		Authorization:  apiserveroptions.NewDelegatingAuthorizationOptions(),
 		Deprecated: &DeprecatedOptions{
-			PodMaxUnschedulableQDuration: 60 * time.Second,
+			PodMaxUnschedulableQDuration: 5 * time.Minute,
 		},
 		LeaderElection: &componentbaseconfig.LeaderElectionConfiguration{
 			LeaderElect:       true,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index edecfbb4949..8b176f495d5 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ const (
 	// DefaultPodMaxUnschedulableQDuration is the default value for the maximum
 	// time a pod can stay in unschedulableQ. If a pod stays in unschedulableQ
 	// for longer than this value, the pod will be moved from unschedulableQ to
-	// backoffQ or activeQ. If this value is empty, the default value (60s)
+	// backoffQ or activeQ. If this value is empty, the default value (5min)
 	// will be used.
-	DefaultPodMaxUnschedulableQDuration time.Duration = 60 * time.Second
+	DefaultPodMaxUnschedulableQDuration time.Duration = 5 * time.Minute
 
 	queueClosed = "scheduling queue is closed"
 )