diff --git a/changelog.d/duplicates-scan-race-budget.md b/changelog.d/duplicates-scan-race-budget.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8710a5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/duplicates-scan-race-budget.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Fixed
+- **Duplicate review timing test no longer fails under the race detector**: its 100ms budget now scales when the race detector is on. No change to how Bindery behaves.
diff --git a/internal/duplicates/duplicates_test.go b/internal/duplicates/duplicates_test.go
index 85e35f9b0..a879f572b 100644
--- a/internal/duplicates/duplicates_test.go
+++ b/internal/duplicates/duplicates_test.go
@@ -581,8 +581,14 @@ func TestScanScale(t *testing.T) {
 	groups := Scan(books, nil)
 	elapsed := time.Since(start)
 
-	if elapsed > 100*time.Millisecond {
-		t.Errorf("Scan(500 books) took %s, budget 100ms", elapsed)
+	// The race detector slows Scan several fold, so the budget scales with it;
+	// a fixed 100ms failed on a shared CI runner under -race.
+	budget := 100 * time.Millisecond
+	if raceEnabled {
+		budget *= 10
+	}
+	if elapsed > budget {
+		t.Errorf("Scan(500 books) took %s, budget %s", elapsed, budget)
 	}
 	if len(groups) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("Scan = %d groups, want 2", len(groups))
diff --git a/internal/duplicates/race_off_test.go b/internal/duplicates/race_off_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b742dd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/duplicates/race_off_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !race
+
+package duplicates
+
+const raceEnabled = false
diff --git a/internal/duplicates/race_on_test.go b/internal/duplicates/race_on_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8892d29f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/duplicates/race_on_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build race
+
+package duplicates
+
+// raceEnabled reports whether the race detector is on. It slows Scan several
+// fold, so wall clock budgets scale with it.
+const raceEnabled = true