diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 31a66a3278cb..28f8d9dd92e3 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ ssize_t __splice_from_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_desc *sd,
 
 	splice_from_pipe_begin(sd);
 	do {
+		cond_resched();
 		ret = splice_from_pipe_next(pipe, sd);
 		if (ret > 0)
 			ret = splice_from_pipe_feed(pipe, sd, actor);