diff --git a/src/v/cluster/tests/BUILD b/src/v/cluster/tests/BUILD
index bd06dc0e0d0d5..bcf6cd59b6e10 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/tests/BUILD
+++ b/src/v/cluster/tests/BUILD
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ redpanda_cc_btest(
 
 redpanda_cc_btest(
     name = "decommissioning_test",
-    timeout = "short",
+    timeout = "moderate",
     srcs = [
         "decommissioning_tests.cc",
     ],