diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index 2d3afeaf8868..02838beee9d1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -2708,7 +2708,11 @@ static unsigned long __evict_many(struct dm_bufio_client *c,
 		__make_buffer_clean(b);
 		__free_buffer_wake(b);
 
-		cond_resched();
+		if (need_resched()) {
+			dm_bufio_unlock(c);
+			cond_resched();
+			dm_bufio_lock(c);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return count;