diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index de325804941d..76da415be39a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,8 @@ static void nfs_commit_release_pages(struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 		set_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_RESEND_WRITES, &req->wb_context->flags);
 	next:
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
+		/* Latency breaker */
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 	nfss = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
 	if (atomic_long_read(&nfss->writeback) < NFS_CONGESTION_OFF_THRESH)