diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
index ca9c82ee6c35..dfccc102c1dd 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
@@ -536,6 +536,9 @@ static void flush_to_ldisc(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (!count)
 			break;
 		head->read += count;
+
+		if (need_resched())
+			cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);