diff --git a/cloudinit/net/dhcp.py b/cloudinit/net/dhcp.py
index 83b99803bfb..68a3834a2bd 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/dhcp.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/dhcp.py
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ def get_key_from_latest_lease(self, distro, key: str):
 
 class Dhcpcd(DhcpClient):
     client_name = "dhcpcd"
+    timeout = 300
 
     def dhcp_discovery(
         self,