diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index e8bc3420d63edcc28f0992217c860082fe424261..e689268046c3a5761ddb46ea9dbfa50e1a9f88f8 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1230,8 +1230,10 @@ void shrink_dcache_parent(struct dentry * parent)
 	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
 	int found;
 
-	while ((found = select_parent(parent, &dispose)) != 0)
+	while ((found = select_parent(parent, &dispose)) != 0) {
 		shrink_dentry_list(&dispose);
+		cond_resched();
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(shrink_dcache_parent);