diff --git a/Lib/test/test_signal.py b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
index bc7da19..ede6545 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_signal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@
             def handler(signum, frame):
                 pass
 
-            print("ready")
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-
             signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, handler)
             if interrupt is not None:
                 signal.siginterrupt(signal.SIGALRM, interrupt)
 
+            print("ready")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+
             # run the test twice
             for loop in range(2):
                 # send a SIGALRM in a second (during the read)
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@
                 # wait until the child process is loaded and has started
                 first_line = process.stdout.readline()
 
-                # Wait the process with a timeout of 3 seconds
-                timeout = time.time() + 3.0
+                # Wait the process with a timeout of 5 seconds
+                timeout = time.time() + 5.0
                 while True:
                     if timeout < time.time():
                         raise Timeout()