diff --git a/transport/grpc/client.go b/transport/grpc/client.go
index edc57d3efef..efbb6bf8c75 100644
--- a/transport/grpc/client.go
+++ b/transport/grpc/client.go
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func dial(ctx context.Context, insecure bool, opts ...ClientOption) (*grpc.Clien
 				discovery.NewBuilder(
 					options.discovery,
 					discovery.WithInsecure(insecure),
+					discovery.WithTimeout(options.timeout),
 					discovery.WithSubset(options.subsetSize),
 					discovery.PrintDebugLog(options.printDiscoveryDebugLog),
 				)))