diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/settings b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/settings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a62d2fa1275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/settings
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+timeout=600