diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.sh b/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.sh
index 76d72c1ff94..db2d5c79f86 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.sh
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ grep '^#!' -rIn . \
     -e '^\./test/integration/targets/[^/]*/library/[^/]*:#!/usr/bin/python$' \
     -e '^\./test/integration/targets/module_precedence/.*lib.*:#!/usr/bin/python$' \
     -e '^\./hacking/cherrypick.py:#!/usr/bin/env python3$' \
+    -e '^\./test/utils/shippable/timing.py:#!/usr/bin/env python3$' \
     -e ':#!/bin/sh$' \
     -e ':#!/bin/bash( -[eux]|$)' \
     -e ':#!/usr/bin/make -f$' \
diff --git a/test/utils/shippable/timing.py b/test/utils/shippable/timing.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bc170f16c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/shippable/timing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+start = time.time()
+
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    seconds = time.time() - start
+    sys.stdout.write('%02d:%02d %s' % (seconds // 60, seconds % 60, line))
diff --git a/test/utils/shippable/timing.sh b/test/utils/shippable/timing.sh
index 9cfdeb395ee..2da6b82278c 100755
--- a/test/utils/shippable/timing.sh
+++ b/test/utils/shippable/timing.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash -eux
+#!/bin/bash -eu
 
 set -o pipefail
 
-"$@" 2>&1 | gawk '{ print strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), $0; fflush(); }'
+"$@" 2>&1 | "$(dirname "$0")/timing.py"