diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
index f84d86d..24b4c99 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
@@ -972,14 +972,15 @@
         RunCommand(
                 "HARDWARE HALS",
                 {"lshal", std::string("--debug=") + kLsHalDebugPath},
-                CommandOptions::AS_ROOT);
+                CommandOptions::WithTimeout(10).AsRootIfAvailable().Build());
 
         ds.AddZipEntry("lshal-debug.txt", kLsHalDebugPath);
 
         unlink(kLsHalDebugPath.c_str());
     } else {
         RunCommand(
-                "HARDWARE HALS", {"lshal", "--debug"}, CommandOptions::AS_ROOT);
+                "HARDWARE HALS", {"lshal", "--debug"},
+                CommandOptions::WithTimeout(10).AsRootIfAvailable().Build());
     }
 
     RunCommand("PRINTENV", {"printenv"});