diff --git a/fs/proc/fd.c b/fs/proc/fd.c
index 3c2a915c695a..56afa5ef08f2 100644
--- a/fs/proc/fd.c
+++ b/fs/proc/fd.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static int proc_readfd_common(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 				     name, len, instantiate, p,
 				     (void *)(unsigned long)fd))
 			goto out_fd_loop;
+		cond_resched();
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();