Index: support/ab.c
===================================================================
--- support/ab.c	(revision 1422446)
+++ support/ab.c	(working copy)
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@
     myhost = NULL; /* 0.0.0.0 or :: */
 
     apr_getopt_init(&opt, cntxt, argc, argv);
-    while ((status = apr_getopt(opt, "n:c:t:b:T:p:u:v:rkVhwix:y:z:C:H:P:A:g:X:de:SqB:"
+    while ((status = apr_getopt(opt, "n:c:t:s:b:T:p:u:v:rkVhwix:y:z:C:H:P:A:g:X:de:SqB:"
 #ifdef USE_SSL
             "Z:f:"
 #endif
@@ -2124,6 +2124,9 @@
             case 'S':
                 confidence = 0;
                 break;
+            case 's':
+                aprtimeout = apr_time_from_sec(atoi(opt_arg)); /* timeout value */
+                break;
             case 'p':
                 if (method != NO_METH)
                     err("Cannot mix POST with other methods\n");