diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 542415d9085a01e32a6b9a1a98d75fe3304a1cc3..8be15dda4e4a57e19313088bbd1396cf70dabc6e 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class ObjCLanguage(object):
                                  shortname='objc-tests',
                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
             self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/build_example_test.sh'],
-                                 timeout_seconds=15*60,
+                                 timeout_seconds=30*60,
                                  shortname='objc-examples-build',
                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS)]