diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index f1f93674935e7a..b00c90aded5b84 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ def __reduce__(self):
             q = self.Queue()
             q.put(NotSerializable())
             q.put(True)
-            self.assertTrue(q.get(timeout=0.1))
+            # bpo-30595: use a timeout of 1 second for slow buildbots
+            self.assertTrue(q.get(timeout=1.0))
 
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