diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/virtualbox/virtualbox.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
index 60f837790c..ba5e68106c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func status() registry.State {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Allow no more than 2 seconds for querying state
+	// Allow no more than 4 seconds for querying state
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 4*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()