diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 966cc2bfcb77..78157099b167 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1757,6 +1757,8 @@ void task_numa_work(struct callback_head *work)
 			start = end;
 			if (pages <= 0)
 				goto out;
+
+			cond_resched();
 		} while (end != vma->vm_end);
 	}