diff --git a/bin/omarchy-sudo-passwordless b/bin/omarchy-sudo-passwordless
index 58a9b15c..b5f88a94 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-sudo-passwordless
+++ b/bin/omarchy-sudo-passwordless
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ with_root_lock() {
   exec {fd}>"$LOCK_FILE" || return 1
   /usr/bin/chown root:root "$LOCK_FILE" || return 1
   /usr/bin/chmod 0600 "$LOCK_FILE" || return 1
-  /usr/bin/flock -x "$fd" || return 1
+  # Grant operations are short. A stalled holder must not hang a caller
+  # indefinitely, least of all pacman's pre-transaction hook.
+  /usr/bin/flock -x -w 60 "$fd" || return 1
   "$@" || rc=$?
   /usr/bin/flock -u "$fd" || rc=1
   exec {fd}>&-