diff --git a/lib/util/got/host-rules.js b/lib/util/got/host-rules.js
index 9aef144cab1b01191261382c66d288701edd7687..7fb990085ca2664f38262220c4cd56ab41669b66 100644
--- a/lib/util/got/host-rules.js
+++ b/lib/util/got/host-rules.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = got.create({
       opts.token = token;
     }
     if (timeout) {
-      opts.timeout = timeout;
+      opts.gotTimeout = { request: timeout };
     }
     return next(opts);
   },