diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index 9430b2e283ca..c9c55b39bed3 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -1992,6 +1992,7 @@ static const struct file_operations kmemleak_fops = {
 static void __kmemleak_do_cleanup(void)
 {
 	struct kmemleak_object *object, *tmp;
+	unsigned int cnt = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Kmemleak has already been disabled, no need for RCU list traversal
@@ -2000,6 +2001,10 @@ static void __kmemleak_do_cleanup(void)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(object, tmp, &object_list, object_list) {
 		__remove_object(object);
 		__delete_object(object);
+
+		/* Call cond_resched() once per 64 iterations to avoid soft lockup */
+		if (!(++cnt & 0x3f))
+			cond_resched();
 	}
 }