diff --git a/increase-test-timeout.patch b/increase-test-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a5c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/increase-test-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Index: redis-5.0.1/tests/test_asyncio/test_lock.py
+===================================================================
+--- redis-5.0.1.orig/tests/test_asyncio/test_lock.py
++++ redis-5.0.1/tests/test_asyncio/test_lock.py
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TestLock:
+     async def test_blocking_timeout(self, r, event_loop):
+         lock1 = self.get_lock(r, "foo")
+         assert await lock1.acquire(blocking=False)
+-        bt = 0.2
++        bt = 0.3
+         sleep = 0.05
+         lock2 = self.get_lock(r, "foo", sleep=sleep, blocking_timeout=bt)
+         start = event_loop.time()
+Index: redis-5.0.1/pytest.ini
+===================================================================
+--- redis-5.0.1.orig/pytest.ini
++++ redis-5.0.1/pytest.ini
+@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ markers =
+     replica: replica tests
+     experimental: run only experimental tests
+ asyncio_mode = auto
+-timeout = 30
++timeout = 40
diff --git a/python-redis.changes b/python-redis.changes
index 034f87d..6f619a2 100644
--- a/python-redis.changes
+++ b/python-redis.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan  2 11:21:25 UTC 2024 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch to increase timeouts in s390x where tests take longer
+  to run:
+  * increase-test-timeout.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 30 13:09:20 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-redis.spec b/python-redis.spec
index 640e39e..feb9608 100644
--- a/python-redis.spec
+++ b/python-redis.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-redis
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/redis/redis-py
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/r/redis/redis-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redis/redis-py/5.0/pytest.ini
+Patch0:         increase-test-timeout.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module async-timeout >= 4.0.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module packaging}
@@ -50,9 +51,12 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 The Python interface to the Redis key-value store.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -p1 -n redis-%{version}
+%autosetup -N -n redis-%{version}
 # pytest.ini for pytest markers
 cp %SOURCE1 .
+%ifarch s390x
+%patch0 -p1
+%endif
 
 # This test passes locally but fails in obs with different
 # environment, like ALP build...