diff --git a/main/network.c b/main/network.c
index 19bdc1b1ac5..a4bd9b4e427 100644
--- a/main/network.c
+++ b/main/network.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /*#define DEBUG_MAIN_NETWORK 1*/
 #define MAX_CHUNKS_PER_READ 10
+#define SOCKET_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 60
 
 #include "php.h"
 
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ PHPAPI php_stream *_php_stream_sock_open_from_socket(int socket, int persistent
 
 	sock->is_blocked = 1;
 	sock->chunk_size = FG(def_chunk_size);
-	sock->timeout.tv_sec = 60;
+	sock->timeout.tv_sec = SOCKET_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	sock->socket = socket;
 
 	stream = php_stream_alloc_rel(&php_stream_socket_ops, sock, persistent, "r+");