diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index ebe7ce2f5f4a50..edf6bc817aa123 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3958,6 +3958,8 @@ void tracing_iter_reset(struct trace_iterator *iter, int cpu)
 			break;
 		entries++;
 		ring_buffer_iter_advance(buf_iter);
+		/* This could be a big loop */
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	per_cpu_ptr(iter->array_buffer->data, cpu)->skipped_entries = entries;