diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
index c3e1302b9..87c4cd2d1 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ constexpr char kWaitForDebuggerKey[] = "debug.debuggerd.wait_for_debugger";
     if (sigaction(SIGALRM, &new_sigaction, &old_sigaction) != 0) { \
       err(1, "sigaction failed");                                  \
     }                                                              \
-    alarm(seconds);                                                \
+    alarm(seconds * android::base::HwTimeoutMultiplier());         \
     auto value = expr;                                             \
     int saved_errno = errno;                                       \
     if (sigaction(SIGALRM, &old_sigaction, nullptr) != 0) {        \