diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
index 86c0388..3c715d0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
 void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "Could not release AML Interpreter mutex"));
 	}
-
+	cond_resched();
 	return_VOID;
 }