diff --git a/test/units/TEST-54-CREDS.sh b/test/units/TEST-54-CREDS.sh
index 523046ec76..f2321481f5 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-54-CREDS.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-54-CREDS.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ run_with_cred_compare() (
     trap "rm -f '$log_file'" RETURN
 
     set -o pipefail
-    systemd-run -p SetCredential="$cred" --wait --pipe -- systemd-creds "$@" | tee "$log_file"
+    # This has been observed to get stuck under ASAN, so add a timeout as precaution
+    timeout 120 systemd-run -p SetCredential="$cred" --wait --pipe -- systemd-creds "$@" | tee "$log_file"
     diff "$log_file" <(echo -ne "$exp")
 )