diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 220211c6b..f9edf3b3f 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static int setup_interface(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 		if (os_strncmp(previous_country, country, 2) != 0) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Continue interface setup after channel list update");
 			iface->wait_channel_update = 1;
-			eloop_register_timeout(1, 0,
+			eloop_register_timeout(5, 0,
 					       channel_list_update_timeout,
 					       iface, NULL);
 			return 0;