diff --git a/src/broadcom/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/broadcom/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index 8dca56a996b..1bb7e18bf5f 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/broadcom/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ v3dv-rpi4-vk:arm64:
     - .broadcom-test:arm64
     - .v3dv-rules
   parallel: 10
+  timeout: 30m  # standard run time between 9 and 13 minutes
   variables:
     HWCI_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/deqp-runner.sh"
     DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER: "V3D.4.2"