diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
index dc89b57fd94..ed1351cf8d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/packages.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ rec {
       badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
       broken = stdenv.buildPlatform.is32bit; # since Firefox 60, build on 32-bit platforms fails with "out of memory".
                                              # not in `badPlatforms` because cross-compilation on 64-bit machine might work.
+      maxSilent = 14400; # 4h, double the default of 7200s (c.f. #129212, #129115)
       license = lib.licenses.mpl20;
     };
     tests = [ nixosTests.firefox ];