diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index fa3f854634a1..36e7b65ba6cf 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ static void pcpu_balance_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 			spin_unlock_irq(&pcpu_lock);
 		}
 		pcpu_destroy_chunk(chunk);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	/*