diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
index 1471ed4a876f..1ca2f8f23aa6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_WQ_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT=5
 CONFIG_PANIC_ON_RT_THROTTLING=y
 CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK=y