This is now fixed in Trusty (/upstream):
dc@darkcharl:~$ time ping -c 3 -w 10 1.2.3.4
PING 1.2.3.4 (1.2.3.4) 56(84) bytes of data.
--- 1.2.3.4 ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 9071ms
real 0m10.004s
user 0m0.001s
sys 0m0.004s
** Changed in: iputils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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iputils' ping seems to ignore the deadline (-w) setting
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