diff --git a/bin/ansible-connection b/bin/ansible-connection
index dcbcea0d94..c49354a30d 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-connection
+++ b/bin/ansible-connection
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Server():
                     if not data:
                         break
 
-                    signal.alarm(C.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
+                    signal.alarm(self.play_context.timeout)
 
                     rc = 255
                     try: