diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index c56395964..d3208a129 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     name: A job to run test in FreeBSD
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4