diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f5f5dedd6e..97d66e5ea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   prepare-cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 120 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
+    timeout-minutes: 20 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
     needs:
       - validate-dco
     outputs:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 120 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
+    timeout-minutes: 20 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
     needs:
       - validate-dco
       - prepare-cross