diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
index c3e37eaec8ecd..7aaa3652e31d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ static int sgx_vepc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			continue;
 
 		xa_erase(&vepc->page_array, index);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ static int sgx_vepc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			list_add_tail(&epc_page->list, &secs_pages);
 
 		xa_erase(&vepc->page_array, index);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ static int sgx_vepc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 		if (sgx_vepc_free_page(epc_page))
 			list_add_tail(&epc_page->list, &secs_pages);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&secs_pages))