diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/movinggc.c b/fs/bcachefs/movinggc.c
index acb4d943db79..e8f9d70af930 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/movinggc.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/movinggc.c
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ static int bch2_copygc_thread(void *arg)
 	set_freezable();
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		cond_resched();
+
 		if (kthread_wait_freezable(c->copy_gc_enabled))
 			break;