diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
index 29be2a0..f299e36 100644
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
     status = omxNode->sendCommand(toRawCommandType(OMX_CommandStateSet),
                                   OMX_StateExecuting);
     ASSERT_EQ(status, android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::OK);
-    status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+    status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, RELAXED_TIMEOUT);
     ASSERT_EQ(status, android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::OK);
     ASSERT_EQ(msg.type, Message::Type::EVENT);
     ASSERT_EQ(msg.data.eventData.event, OMX_EventCmdComplete);
diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
index c276ad3..42d9e2a 100644
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/common/media_hidl_test_common.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 /* As component is switching states (loaded<->idle<->execute), dequeueMessage()
  * expects the events to be received within this duration */
 #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 150000
+// b/70933963
+#define RELAXED_TIMEOUT 400000
 /* Time interval between successive Input/Output enqueues */
 #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_Q 2000
 /* While the component is amidst a process call, asynchronous commands like
diff --git a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/component/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetComponentTest.cpp b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/component/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetComponentTest.cpp
index 2223583..1c1d39b 100644
--- a/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/component/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetComponentTest.cpp
+++ b/media/omx/1.0/vts/functional/component/VtsHalMediaOmxV1_0TargetComponentTest.cpp
@@ -1165,15 +1165,13 @@
             ASSERT_EQ(status, android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::OK);
 
             // do not enable the port until all the buffers are supplied
-            status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
-                                              &pBuffer[0], &pBuffer[1]);
+            status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, RELAXED_TIMEOUT, &pBuffer[0], &pBuffer[1]);
             ASSERT_EQ(status,
                       android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::TIMED_OUT);
 
             ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(allocatePortBuffers(
                 omxNode, &pBuffer[i - portBase], i, portMode[i - portBase]));
-            status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
-                                              &pBuffer[0], &pBuffer[1]);
+            status = observer->dequeueMessage(&msg, RELAXED_TIMEOUT, &pBuffer[0], &pBuffer[1]);
             ASSERT_EQ(status, android::hardware::media::omx::V1_0::Status::OK);
             ASSERT_EQ(msg.type, Message::Type::EVENT);
             ASSERT_EQ(msg.data.eventData.data1, OMX_CommandPortEnable);