diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_buddy.c
index 23f784eae1e7..1b856bae67b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_buddy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_buddy.c
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ retry:
 
 		if (err)
 			break;
+
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	if (err == -ENOMEM)
@@ -687,6 +689,8 @@ static int igt_buddy_alloc_range(void *arg)
 		rem -= size;
 		if (!rem)
 			break;
+
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 	if (err == -ENOMEM)