diff --git a/clamav-0.86.2-timeout.patch b/clamav-0.86.2-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/clamav-0.86.2-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- clamav-0.86.2/clamav-milter/clamav-milter.c.timeout
++++ clamav-0.86.2/clamav-milter/clamav-milter.c
+@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
+ static	pthread_cond_t	n_children_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
+ static	volatile	unsigned	int	n_children = 0;
+ static	unsigned	int	max_children = 0;
+-static	int	child_timeout = 300;	/* number of seconds to wait for
++static	int	child_timeout = 0;	/* number of seconds to wait for
+ 					 * a child to die. Set to 0 to
+ 					 * wait forever
+ 					 */