diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
index 70268b135e..90942979fe 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ class LightArrayRevolverSchedulerSpec extends AkkaSpec(SchedulerSpec.testConfRev
           // println(s"clock=$time")
           time
         }
-        override protected def getShutdownTimeout: FiniteDuration = super.getShutdownTimeout.dilated
+
+        override protected def getShutdownTimeout: FiniteDuration = (10 seconds).dilated
 
         override protected def waitNanos(ns: Long): Unit = {
           // println(s"waiting $ns")