diff --git a/src/runtime/crash_test.go b/src/runtime/crash_test.go
index 34f30c9a37..eae4f538c1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/crash_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/crash_test.go
@@ -667,7 +667,9 @@ func TestBadTraceback(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTimePprof(t *testing.T) {
-	fn := runTestProg(t, "testprog", "TimeProf")
+	// Pass GOTRACEBACK for issue #41120 to try to get more
+	// information on timeout.
+	fn := runTestProg(t, "testprog", "TimeProf", "GOTRACEBACK=crash")
 	fn = strings.TrimSpace(fn)
 	defer os.Remove(fn)