diff --git a/src/libs/vtest/abstracttest.cpp b/src/libs/vtest/abstracttest.cpp
index fa92c9a83..a10ebdcd1 100644
--- a/src/libs/vtest/abstracttest.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vtest/abstracttest.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int AbstractTest::RunTimeout(int defMsecs)
         return defMsecs;
     }
 #else
-    QString timeout = qEnvironmentVariable("VTEST_RUN_TIMEOUT", QString::number(msecs));
+    QString timeout = qEnvironmentVariable("VTEST_RUN_TIMEOUT", QString::number(defMsecs));
 #endif
 
     bool ok = false;