diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 202fa5eacd0f..9702d2b0d920 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ static void ops_exit_list(const struct pernet_operations *ops,
 {
 	struct net *net;
 	if (ops->exit) {
-		list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
+		list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list) {
 			ops->exit(net);
+			cond_resched();
+		}
 	}
 	if (ops->exit_batch)
 		ops->exit_batch(net_exit_list);