diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index c4dd62923a..c1230e6ad6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ function download_url( $url ) {
 	if ( ! $handle )
 		return new WP_Error('http_no_file', __('Could not create Temporary file'));
 
-	$response = wp_remote_get($url);
+	$response = wp_remote_get($url, array('timeout' => 30));
 
 	if ( is_wp_error($response) ) {
 		fclose($handle);