diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 26db528c1d88..1c19edf82427 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
 		schedule();
 
 	try_to_freeze();
+	cond_resched();
 	goto repeat;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);