diff --git a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
index 5ec133d9..0f4d051c 100644
--- a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SPEC_LATEST_SUPPORTED 13
 #endif
 #ifndef AWAITING_TIMEOUT
-#define AWAITING_TIMEOUT 20
+#define AWAITING_TIMEOUT 5
 #endif
 #ifndef CIPHERS_LIST_STRING
 #define CIPHERS_LIST_STRING "DEFAULT"