diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index 46ba4c2faad2..2e0d59ca62b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -1770,12 +1770,17 @@ void mlx5_cmd_flush(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_cmd *cmd = &dev->cmd;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < cmd->max_reg_cmds; i++)
-		while (down_trylock(&cmd->sem))
+	for (i = 0; i < cmd->max_reg_cmds; i++) {
+		while (down_trylock(&cmd->sem)) {
 			mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions(dev);
+			cond_resched();
+		}
+	}
 
-	while (down_trylock(&cmd->pages_sem))
+	while (down_trylock(&cmd->pages_sem)) {
 		mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions(dev);
+		cond_resched();
+	}
 
 	/* Unlock cmdif */
 	up(&cmd->pages_sem);