diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index e232765ceb..337edaaafd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'autotools run tests'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'autotools' && matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 30
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         run: |
           export TFLAGS='-j14 ${{ matrix.tflags }}'
           if [ '${{ matrix.sys }}' != 'msys' ]; then