diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb0ac94c..666810c4 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
              "x64": "64"}
 
 def download_check_fail(url, expected_type):
-    response = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=True)
+    response = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=60)
     if not response.ok:
         raise RuntimeError("error retrieving "+response.url)
     if response.headers.get('content-type') != expected_type: