diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 3d975db86434f4ba1fd6087e9df3f5de804d5749..17ddca293965c390c17ae58fadd0806f1e134cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -1934,6 +1934,7 @@ static int dmcrypt_write(void *data)
 			io = crypt_io_from_node(rb_first(&write_tree));
 			rb_erase(&io->rb_node, &write_tree);
 			kcryptd_io_write(io);
+			cond_resched();
 		} while (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&write_tree));
 		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	}