diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
index 6c2332ad27..2883b829c9 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ ifneq (,$(filter esp_eth,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter spiffs,$(USEMODULE)))
-  export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 300
+  export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 120
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter littlefs,$(USEMODULE)))
-  export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 300
+  export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 120
 endif
 
 # ESP32 pseudomodules
diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.include
index a69c47c3b9..b4a134cc0c 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.include
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ ifneq (, $(filter esp_gdbstub, $(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (, $(filter spiffs, $(USEMODULE)))
-    export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 300
+    export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 200
 endif
 
 ifneq (, $(filter littlefs, $(USEMODULE)))
-    export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 300
+    export RIOT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 200
 endif
 
 # regular Makefile