diff --git a/libos/test/ltp/ltp.cfg b/libos/test/ltp/ltp.cfg
index ebc04378ec..9195858e20 100644
--- a/libos/test/ltp/ltp.cfg
+++ b/libos/test/ltp/ltp.cfg
@@ -551,6 +551,10 @@ skip = yes
 [fork05]
 skip = yes
 
+# performs 1,000 forks, which may be slow on ASan builds and wimpy VMs
+[fork06]
+timeout = 60
+
 # sometimes fails with "x/100 children didn't read correctly from an inheritted fd"
 [fork07]
 skip = yes