diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index b9cd3864335b299670896b5ff9a129184256476e..c454532b6f03f276df0aa37821fe10a72349a4aa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ int nfs_client_return_marked_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			err = nfs_end_delegation_return(inode, delegation, 0);
 			iput(inode);
 			nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
+			cond_resched();
 			if (!err)
 				goto restart;
 			set_bit(NFS4CLNT_DELEGRETURN, &clp->cl_state);
@@ -904,6 +905,7 @@ void nfs_delegation_reap_unclaimed(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			}
 			iput(inode);
 			nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
+			cond_resched();
 			goto restart;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1020,6 +1022,7 @@ void nfs_reap_expired_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			}
 			iput(inode);
 			nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
+			cond_resched();
 			goto restart;
 		}
 	}