diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
index 506b3fb995..04f3136485 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ CameraBuf::~CameraBuf() {
 }
 
 bool CameraBuf::acquire() {
-  if (!safe_queue.try_pop(cur_buf_idx, 1)) return false;
+  if (!safe_queue.try_pop(cur_buf_idx, 50)) return false;
 
   if (camera_bufs_metadata[cur_buf_idx].frame_id == -1) {
     LOGE("no frame data? wtf");