diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 40131b777af66c3112bb1df16265faadac435d0f..8d1d9423ce9a61dfd3bbff7bce085b45aa9ab574 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2740,7 +2740,8 @@ static int ext4_lazyinit_thread(void *arg)
 		if (freezing(current))
 			refrigerator();
 
-		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, next_wakeup)) {
+		if ((time_after_eq(jiffies, next_wakeup)) ||
+		    (MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET == next_wakeup)) {
 			cond_resched();
 			continue;
 		}