diff --git a/bittide-instances/src/Bittide/Instances/Hitl/Utils/Gdb.hs b/bittide-instances/src/Bittide/Instances/Hitl/Utils/Gdb.hs
index f66b185a5..708adb255 100644
--- a/bittide-instances/src/Bittide/Instances/Hitl/Utils/Gdb.hs
+++ b/bittide-instances/src/Bittide/Instances/Hitl/Utils/Gdb.hs
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ setFile :: ProcessStdIoHandles -> FilePath -> IO ()
 setFile gdb filePath = do
   runCommands gdb.stdinHandle ["file " <> filePath]
 
+setTimeout :: ProcessStdIoHandles -> Maybe Int -> IO ()
+setTimeout gdb Nothing = do
+  runCommands gdb.stdinHandle ["set remotetimeout unlimited"]
+setTimeout gdb (Just (show -> time)) = do
+  runCommands gdb.stdinHandle ["set remotetimeout " <> time]
+
 -- | Sets breakpoints on functions in gdb.
 setBreakpoints :: ProcessStdIoHandles -> [String] -> IO ()
 setBreakpoints gdb breakpoints = do