diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
index 6912fe4e94..9592a9509f 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       expectMsg(57)
     }
 
-    "not fail ask across node boundaries" in {
+    "not fail ask across node boundaries" in within(5.seconds) {
       import system.dispatcher
       val f = for (_ ← 1 to 1000) yield here ? "ping" mapTo manifest[(String, ActorRef)]
       Await.result(Future.sequence(f), remaining).map(_._1).toSet must be(Set("pong"))