diff --git a/java/compiler/tests/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java b/java/compiler/tests/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
index b07b4098fe13..78b96b1d322e 100644
--- a/java/compiler/tests/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
+++ b/java/compiler/tests/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public abstract class BaseCompilerTestCase extends ModuleTestCase {
     try {
       final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
       while (!semaphore.waitFor(10)) {
-        if (System.currentTimeMillis() - start > 50 * 60 * 1000) {
+        if (!BuildManager.getInstance().isBuildProcessDebuggingEnabled() && System.currentTimeMillis() - start > 5 * 60 * 1000) {
           throw new RuntimeException("timeout");
         }
         if (SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {