diff --git a/lib/portage/sync/syncbase.py b/lib/portage/sync/syncbase.py
index c3a07da7d7..5c0bfc9acc 100644
--- a/lib/portage/sync/syncbase.py
+++ b/lib/portage/sync/syncbase.py
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ def _get_openpgp_env(self, openpgp_key_path=None, debug=False):
 
             if openpgp_key_path:
                 openpgp_env = gemato.openpgp.OpenPGPEnvironment(
-                    proxy=proxy, debug=debug
+                    proxy=proxy, debug=debug, timeout=5
                 )
             else:
                 openpgp_env = gemato.openpgp.OpenPGPSystemEnvironment(
-                    proxy=proxy, debug=debug
+                    proxy=proxy, debug=debug, timeout=5
                 )
 
             return openpgp_env