diff --git a/src/power.sh b/src/power.sh
index 36a2919d..b42ae245 100644
--- a/src/power.sh
+++ b/src/power.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ abortDuringSetup() {
 
   terminateQemu
 
-  if ! waitQemuExit 5; then
+  if ! waitQemuExit 10; then
     warn "Timed out while waiting for $(app) to exit!"
   fi