diff --git a/fs/ext4/block_validity.c b/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
index d31d93ee5e76..45c7b0f9a8e3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static int ext4_protect_reserved_inode(struct super_block *sb, u32 ino)
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
 	num = (inode->i_size + sb->s_blocksize - 1) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	while (i < num) {
+		cond_resched();
 		map.m_lblk = i;
 		map.m_len = num - i;
 		n = ext4_map_blocks(NULL, inode, &map, 0);