diff --git a/src/p2p/p2p.c b/src/p2p/p2p.c
index 0f722fb33..8aabfc01b 100644
--- a/src/p2p/p2p.c
+++ b/src/p2p/p2p.c
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ static void p2p_scan_timeout(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx);
  * P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE - Number of seconds after which inactive peer
  * entries will be removed
  */
-#define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE 300
+#ifndef P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE
+#define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE 60
+#endif /* P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE */
 
 #define P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL (P2P_PEER_EXPIRATION_AGE / 2)