diff --git a/pinentry/pinentry.c b/pinentry/pinentry.c
--- a/pinentry/pinentry.c
+++ b/pinentry/pinentry.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
   if (use_defaults)
     {
       /* Pinentry timeout in seconds.  */
-      pinentry.timeout = 60;
+      pinentry.timeout = 0;
 
       /* Global grab.  */
       pinentry.grab = 1;