diff --git a/tests/check/pipelines/stress.c b/tests/check/pipelines/stress.c
index e3b68be55e..7c2d06e279 100644
--- a/tests/check/pipelines/stress.c
+++ b/tests/check/pipelines/stress.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_stress_preroll)
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
 
   g_timeout_add (500, &change_state_timeout, pipeline);
-  g_timeout_add (10000, &quit_timeout, NULL);
+  g_timeout_add_seconds (10, &quit_timeout, NULL);
 
   while (!quit) {
     g_main_context_iteration (NULL, TRUE);