diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 9bdb377a348f..5e122586e06e 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 			if (!ret)
 				ret = err;
 		}
+		cond_resched();
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		jinode->i_flags &= ~JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
 		smp_mb();