diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index f877c15..c713a11 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -361,12 +361,14 @@
         self.retryMax = 30.0
         self.retryFactor = 2.0
 
-    def makeSocket(self):
+    def makeSocket(self, timeout=1):
         """
         A factory method which allows subclasses to define the precise
         type of socket they want.
         """
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        if hasattr(s, 'settimeout'):
+            s.settimeout(timeout)
         s.connect((self.host, self.port))
         return s