diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 3613517c7592..27a9ac588516 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1717,6 +1717,7 @@ void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
 		mm->mmap = vma->vm_next;
 		delete_vma_from_mm(vma);
 		delete_vma(mm, vma);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	kleave("");