diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 196f82559ad6..d28c9077d6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thin_c *tc)
 			throttle_work_update(&pool->throttle);
 			dm_pool_issue_prefetches(pool->pmd);
 		}
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 }
@@ -2289,6 +2290,7 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_cells(struct thin_c *tc)
 			else
 				pool->process_cell(tc, cell);
 		}
+		cond_resched();
 	} while (!list_empty(&cells));
 }