diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
index 9f0826712845..6b29e34acf7a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ KTYPE(bch_cache_set_internal);
 
 static int __bch_cache_cmp(const void *l, const void *r)
 {
+	cond_resched();
 	return *((uint16_t *)r) - *((uint16_t *)l);
 }