diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
index 82455a1392f1..831bff8d52e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ struct ib_umem *ib_umem_get(struct ib_device *device, unsigned long addr,
 	sg = umem->sg_head.sgl;
 
 	while (npages) {
+		cond_resched();
 		ret = pin_user_pages_fast(cur_base,
 					  min_t(unsigned long, npages,
 						PAGE_SIZE /