diff --git a/obexd/client/transfer.c b/obexd/client/transfer.c
index 76f6681..e9fabfb 100644
--- a/obexd/client/transfer.c
+++ b/obexd/client/transfer.c
#define OBC_TRANSFER_ERROR obc_transfer_error_quark()
+#define FIRST_PACKET_TIMEOUT 60
+
static guint64 counter = 0;
struct transfer_callback {
transfer->params->data,
transfer->params->size);
- transfer->xfer = g_obex_send_req(transfer->obex, req, -1,
+ transfer->xfer = g_obex_send_req(transfer->obex, req,
+ FIRST_PACKET_TIMEOUT,
get_xfer_progress_first,
transfer, err);
if (transfer->xfer == 0)