diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/ExitableDirectoryReader.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/ExitableDirectoryReader.java
index b66532bbd093e..51a94f4023b65 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/ExitableDirectoryReader.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/ExitableDirectoryReader.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public int getDocCount() {
 
     private static class ExitableIntersectVisitor implements PointValues.IntersectVisitor {
 
-        private static final int MAX_CALLS_BEFORE_QUERY_TIMEOUT_CHECK = (1 << 4) - 1; // 15
+        private static final int MAX_CALLS_BEFORE_QUERY_TIMEOUT_CHECK = (1 << 10) - 1; // 1023
 
         private final PointValues.IntersectVisitor in;
         private final QueryCancellation queryCancellation;