diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/client.cjs b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/client.cjs
index b86553ae105f..a5e2ad74bda6 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/client.cjs
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/src/client.cjs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ exports.WorkerClient = class WorkerClient extends Client {
           subChannel.port2,
         );
         if (resp) break;
-        Atomics.wait(this.#signal, 1, 0, 30);
+        Atomics.wait(this.#signal, 1, 0, 5);
       }
 
       const message = resp.message;