diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
index ba6a1aed064614..e41cc202637b6d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
@@ -302,12 +302,18 @@ describe('describe async throw fails', async () => {
 describe('timeouts', () => {
   it('timed out async test', { timeout: 5 }, async () => {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      setTimeout(resolve, 100);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        // Empty timer so the process doesn't exit before the timeout triggers.
+      }, 5);
+      setTimeout(resolve, 30_000_000).unref();
     });
   });
 
   it('timed out callback test', { timeout: 5 }, (t, done) => {
-    setTimeout(done, 100);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        // Empty timer so the process doesn't exit before the timeout triggers.
+    }, 5);
+    setTimeout(done, 30_000_000).unref();
   });