diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
index 26fac124231f..888f7eeb3d6a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
@@ -692,6 +692,13 @@ static long vfio_pin_pages_remote(struct vfio_dma *dma, unsigned long vaddr,
 
 	while (npage) {
 		if (!batch->size) {
+			/*
+			 * Large mappings may take a while to repeatedly refill
+			 * the batch, so conditionally relinquish the CPU when
+			 * needed to avoid stalls.
+			 */
+			cond_resched();
+
 			/* Empty batch, so refill it. */
 			long req_pages = min_t(long, npage, batch->capacity);