diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index d74dee7de546..339ede11896a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,7 @@ restart:
 		/*
 		 * We deal with the read-ahead logic here.
 		 */
+		cond_resched();
 		if (ra_ptr >= ra_max) {
 			/* Refill the readahead buffer */
 			ra_ptr = 0;