diff --git a/test-suite/standalone/test-guild-compile b/test-suite/standalone/test-guild-compile
index 05d45ce35..525ecc6e0 100755
--- a/test-suite/standalone/test-guild-compile
+++ b/test-suite/standalone/test-guild-compile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ guild compile -o "$target" "$source" &
 pid="$!"
 
 # Send SIGINT.
-sleep 1 && kill -INT "$pid"
+sleep 2 && kill -INT "$pid"
 
 # Wait for 'guild compile' to terminate.
 sleep 2