diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
index dbda77e556cb..2a45ac210b16 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 	for (i = 0; i < vol->used_ebs; i++) {
 		int size;
 
+		cond_resched();
+
 		if (i == vol->used_ebs - 1)
 			size = vol->last_eb_bytes;
 		else