diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index b748901a4fb5..1c601508ce0b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -679,8 +679,10 @@ static void dm_exception_table_exit(struct dm_exception_table *et,
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		slot = et->table + i;
 
-		hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe(ex, pos, n, slot, hash_list)
+		hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe(ex, pos, n, slot, hash_list) {
 			kmem_cache_free(mem, ex);
+			cond_resched();
+		}
 	}
 
 	kvfree(et->table);