diff --git a/core/src/jmh/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestWriteBenchmark.java b/core/src/jmh/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestWriteBenchmark.java
index e41918ce03e9..de3fde8ecba4 100644
--- a/core/src/jmh/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestWriteBenchmark.java
+++ b/core/src/jmh/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestWriteBenchmark.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 @State(Scope.Benchmark)
 @Measurement(iterations = 5)
 @BenchmarkMode(Mode.SingleShotTime)
-@Timeout(time = 1000, timeUnit = TimeUnit.HOURS)
+@Timeout(time = 5, timeUnit = TimeUnit.MINUTES)
 public class ManifestWriteBenchmark {
 
   private static final int NUM_FILES = 10;