diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 402dc4234e39..7bf7bf734979 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		list_for_each_safe(pos, q, head) {
 			__unregister_enc_region_locked(kvm,
 				list_entry(pos, struct enc_region, list));
+			cond_resched();
 		}
 	}