diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
index da05752311..8c5c1d9d7b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/persist_data.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class SQLData(object):
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(filename))
 
         self.filename = filename
-        self.connection = sqlite3.connect(filename, timeout=5,
+        self.connection = sqlite3.connect(filename, timeout=30,
                                           isolation_level=None)
         self.cursor = self.connection.cursor()
         self._tables = {}