diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f6cec0e..196cfee9d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ IF(GIT_FOUND)
 		COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} shortlog -sne
 		COMMAND cut -c8-
 		OUTPUT_FILE ${CONTRIBUTORS}
-		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+		TIMEOUT 1)
 ENDIF(GIT_FOUND)
 
 SET(lmms_EMBEDDED_RESOURCES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/AUTHORS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING ${CONTRIBUTORS})