diff --git a/CTestConfig.cmake b/CTestConfig.cmake
index ca56ed90e3..223719206e 100644
--- a/CTestConfig.cmake
+++ b/CTestConfig.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SET (UPDATE_TYPE svn)
 SET (VALGRIND_COMMAND "/usr/bin/valgrind")
 SET (VALGRIND_COMMAND_OPTIONS "-v --tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --track-fds=yes --num-callers=50 --show-reachable=yes --track-origins=yes --malloc-fill=0xff --free-fill=0xfe")
 
-SET (CTEST_TESTING_TIMEOUT 3600 CACHE STRING 
+SET (CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT 3600 CACHE STRING 
     "Maximum time allowed before CTest will kill the test.") 
 SET (DART_TESTING_TIMEOUT 3600 CACHE STRING 
     "Maximum time allowed before CTest will kill the test." FORCE)