diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 5cfe63e3cb28ac2d9f3da4367ffcdba7bc37c54e..9bc4d8917107d77556562c3ea169542f72b66683 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4349,8 +4349,11 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * unbound now.
 	 */
 
-	while ((freed = llist_del_all(&i915->mm.free_list)))
+	while ((freed = llist_del_all(&i915->mm.free_list))) {
 		__i915_gem_free_objects(i915, freed);
+		if (need_resched())
+			break;
+	}
 }
 
 static void __i915_gem_free_object_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)