diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 8b106d10afe7..0983b7646444 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ retry_flush_dents:
 		err = sync_dirty_inodes(sbi, DIR_INODE);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
+		cond_resched();
 		goto retry_flush_dents;
 	}
 
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ retry_flush_dents:
 		err = f2fs_sync_inode_meta(sbi);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
+		cond_resched();
 		goto retry_flush_dents;
 	}
 
@@ -1010,6 +1012,7 @@ retry_flush_nodes:
 			f2fs_unlock_all(sbi);
 			goto out;
 		}
+		cond_resched();
 		goto retry_flush_nodes;
 	}