diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_regexp.c b/fuzz/fuzz_regexp.c
index 29d1951..ae929e8 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_regexp.c
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_regexp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "libregexp.h"
 #include "quickjs-libc.h"
 
+static int nbinterrupts = 0;
 
 int lre_check_stack_overflow(void *opaque, size_t alloca_size) { return 0; }
 
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ void *lre_realloc(void *opaque, void *ptr, size_t size)
     return realloc(ptr, size);
 }
 
+int lre_check_timeout(void *opaque)
+ {
+    nbinterrupts++;
+    return (nbinterrupts > 100);
+ }
+
 int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
     int len, ret, i;
     uint8_t *bc;