diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index e60435d556e3..d01a2b3c1b89 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@ static void pagetypeinfo_showfree_print(struct seq_file *m,
 			list_for_each(curr, &area->free_list[mtype])
 				freecount++;
 			seq_printf(m, "%6lu ", freecount);
+			spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lock);
+			cond_resched();
+			spin_lock_irq(&zone->lock);
 		}
 		seq_putc(m, '\n');
 	}