diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f5bf0906a7..e77b55f962 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-04-27  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* check/gst/gstobject.c: (START_TEST), (gst_object_suite):
+	* check/gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_suite):
+	Increase timeout for checks.
+
 2005-04-27  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas (at) apestaart (dot) org>
 
 	* check/Makefile.am:
diff --git a/check/gst/gstobject.c b/check/gst/gstobject.c
index 4789cf60f4..a6cde2fe45 100644
--- a/check/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/check/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ END_TEST
   Suite *s = suite_create ("GstObject");
   TCase *tc_chain = tcase_create ("general");
 
+  /* turn off timeout */
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_chain, 60);
+
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_new);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_name);
diff --git a/check/gst/gstpad.c b/check/gst/gstpad.c
index 59b7e34120..66cdc7c50a 100644
--- a/check/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/check/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ gst_pad_suite (void)
   Suite *s = suite_create ("GstPad");
   TCase *tc_chain = tcase_create ("general");
 
+  /* turn off timeout */
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_chain, 60);
+
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_link);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_link_unlink_threaded);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
index 4789cf60f4..a6cde2fe45 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ END_TEST
   Suite *s = suite_create ("GstObject");
   TCase *tc_chain = tcase_create ("general");
 
+  /* turn off timeout */
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_chain, 60);
+
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_new);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_name);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
index 59b7e34120..66cdc7c50a 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ gst_pad_suite (void)
   Suite *s = suite_create ("GstPad");
   TCase *tc_chain = tcase_create ("general");
 
+  /* turn off timeout */
+  tcase_set_timeout (tc_chain, 60);
+
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_link);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_link_unlink_threaded);