diff --git a/pkg/proc/debuginfod/debuginfod.go b/pkg/proc/debuginfod/debuginfod.go
index e0297b1f61..6eea4479e2 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/debuginfod/debuginfod.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/debuginfod/debuginfod.go
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 package debuginfod
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const debuginfodFind = "debuginfod-find"
+const (
+	debuginfodFind       = "debuginfod-find"
+	debuginfodMaxtimeEnv = "DEBUGINFOD_MAXTIME"
+	debuginfodTimeoutEnv = "DEBUGINFOD_TIMEOUT"
+)
 
 func execFind(args ...string) (string, error) {
 	if _, err := exec.LookPath(debuginfodFind); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(debuginfodFind, args...)
+	if os.Getenv(debuginfodMaxtimeEnv) == "" || os.Getenv(debuginfodTimeoutEnv) == "" {
+		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), debuginfodMaxtimeEnv+"=1", debuginfodTimeoutEnv+"=1")
+	}
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	out, err := cmd.Output() // ignore stderr
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err