diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index ab366f50cd9c..4ac213109812 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -551,13 +551,13 @@ static ssize_t get_random_bytes_user(void __user *buf, size_t nbytes)
 	}
 
 	do {
-		if (large_request && need_resched()) {
+		if (large_request) {
 			if (signal_pending(current)) {
 				if (!ret)
 					ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
 				break;
 			}
-			schedule();
+			cond_resched();
 		}
 
 		chacha20_block(chacha_state, output);