diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index 3c7547a3c371..d7b9cdafd1c3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ static int run_complete_job(struct kcopyd_job *job)
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&kc->nr_jobs))
 		wake_up(&kc->destroyq);
 
+	cond_resched();
+
 	return 0;
 }