diff --git a/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py b/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
index 2f9fae5f3..5e07eaf5b 100755
--- a/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
+++ b/components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ def gdbmi_start(gdb_path, gdb_cmds, core_filename, prog_filename):  # type: (str
     gdb_args.append(prog_filename)
     res = GdbController(gdb_path=gdb_path, gdb_args=gdb_args)
     # Consume initial output by issuing a dummy command
-    res.write("-data-list-register-values x pc")
+    res.write("-data-list-register-values x pc", timeout_sec=5)
     return res