diff --git a/build-test-elasticsearch6.xml b/build-test-elasticsearch6.xml
index 0fb88073acb7a8..b35e35711dd9e4 100644
--- a/build-test-elasticsearch6.xml
+++ b/build-test-elasticsearch6.xml
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ xpack.monitoring.collection.enabled: true</echo>
 				<lstopwatch action="total" name="start.elasticsearch" />
 			</then>
 			<else>
-				<waitfor maxwait="30" maxwaitunit="second" timeoutproperty="elasticsearch.server.not.started">
+				<waitfor maxwait="120" maxwaitunit="second" timeoutproperty="elasticsearch.server.not.started">
 					<http url="http://localhost:9200/" />
 				</waitfor>
 
diff --git a/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml b/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
index 502d86bd4b3677..1d2d29dbe2a65f 100644
--- a/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
+++ b/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ xpack.monitoring.collection.enabled: true</echo>
 				<lstopwatch action="total" name="start.elasticsearch" />
 			</then>
 			<else>
-				<waitfor maxwait="30" maxwaitunit="second" timeoutproperty="elasticsearch.server.not.started">
+				<waitfor maxwait="120" maxwaitunit="second" timeoutproperty="elasticsearch.server.not.started">
 					<http url="http://localhost:9200/" />
 				</waitfor>