diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 94d84910dc1e..a564d0289a70 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1507,6 +1507,7 @@ restart:
 		/*
 		 * We deal with the read-ahead logic here.
 		 */
+		cond_resched();
 		if (ra_ptr >= ra_max) {
 			/* Refill the readahead buffer */
 			ra_ptr = 0;