diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 65778d1..e885d03 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ uri_fetch() {
 	CLEANUP_FILES="$CLEANUP_FILES $lockfile"
 	(
 	flock -n -x 200 || msg "Waiting for ${lockfile##*/}..."
-	flock -w 600 -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 
 	[ -f "$SRCDEST/$d" ] && exit 0 # use exit since its a subshell