diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
index 663b13ca0fe985..e900f3ce15579a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ function event(ee, expected) {
       const data = inspect(expected, { compact: false });
       const msg = `The REPL did not reply as expected for:\n\n${data}`;
       reject(new Error(msg));
-    }, common.platformTimeout(1000));
+    }, common.platformTimeout(9999));
     ee.once('data', common.mustCall((...args) => {
       clearTimeout(timeout);
       resolve(...args);