diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 88cb5acc4f39..2c850330a32b 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -5218,6 +5218,7 @@ static int blk_hctx_poll(struct request_queue *q, struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 			 struct io_comp_batch *iob, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + 2;
 
 	do {
 		ret = q->mq_ops->poll(hctx, iob);
@@ -5228,7 +5229,7 @@ static int blk_hctx_poll(struct request_queue *q, struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		if (ret < 0 || (flags & BLK_POLL_ONESHOT))
 			break;
 		cpu_relax();
-	} while (!need_resched());
+	} while (!need_resched() && time_before(jiffies, timeout));
 
 	return 0;
 }