diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index ad24e6777277..78f4ffbfb43a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,7 @@ static void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		list_for_each_safe(pos, q, head) {
 			__unregister_enc_region_locked(kvm,
 				list_entry(pos, struct enc_region, list));
+			cond_resched();
 		}
 	}