diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 090bfb605ecf0..59b14e0d696c9 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1066,8 +1066,10 @@ void reclaim_throttle(pg_data_t *pgdat, enum vmscan_throttle_state reason)
 	 * forward progress (e.g. journalling workqueues or kthreads).
 	 */
 	if (!current_is_kswapd() &&
-	    current->flags & (PF_IO_WORKER|PF_KTHREAD))
+	    current->flags & (PF_IO_WORKER|PF_KTHREAD)) {
+		cond_resched();
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * These figures are pulled out of thin air.