diff --git a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
index 3cee5a0..ab9a24a 100644
--- a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
+++ b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ NFS
     Wait <seconds> until IPv6 automatic addresses are assigned. Default is 40 seconds.
 
 **rd.net.timeout.carrier=**__<seconds>__::
-    Wait <seconds> until carrier is recognized. Default is 5 seconds.
+    Wait <seconds> until carrier is recognized. Default is 10 seconds.
 
 CIFS
 ~~~
diff --git a/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh b/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh
index 0f3ca6a..6babccc 100755
--- a/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh
+++ b/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ iface_has_carrier() {
     interface="/sys/class/net/$interface"
     [ -d "$interface" ] || return 2
     local timeout="$(getargs rd.net.timeout.carrier=)"
-    timeout=${timeout:-5}
+    timeout=${timeout:-10}
     timeout=$(($timeout*10))
 
     linkup "$1"