diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index cb530f5..69c11c7 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ __git_prompt_command() {
   [[ "${GIT_REPO_INFO[0]}" == "true" ]] && {
     # Run prefetch tasks if not disabled.
     [[ -z "$GIT_DISABLE_PROMPT_PREFETCH" ]] && [[ "$(git config --local --get --type bool script.DisablePromptPrefetch 2>/dev/null)" != "true" ]] && {
-      git maintenance run --task=prefetch 2>/dev/null || {
+      timeout --signal=KILL 7s git maintenance run --task=prefetch 2>/dev/null || {
         printf "\\033[1;31m%s\\033[0m\\n" "Git maintenance 'prefetch' task failed." >&2
         return 1
       }