diff --git a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi/device_tracker.py b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi/device_tracker.py
index c21f21e1f9b..f941dba2d01 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi/device_tracker.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi/device_tracker.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _retrieve_list(host, token, **kwargs):
     url = "http://{}/cgi-bin/luci/;stok={}/api/misystem/devicelist"
     url = url.format(host, token)
     try:
-        res = requests.get(url, timeout=5, **kwargs)
+        res = requests.get(url, timeout=10, **kwargs)
     except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
         _LOGGER.exception("Connection to the router timed out at URL %s", url)
         return