diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
index c06238e..4647039 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@
 		*op = NULL;
 	}
 
+	ACPI_PREEMPTION_POINT();
+
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acmacros.h b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
index 2106f91..a1e3240 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acmacros.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
@@ -685,4 +685,9 @@
 
 #endif				/* ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS */
 
+/* Preemption point */
+#ifndef ACPI_PREEMPTION_POINT
+#define ACPI_PREEMPTION_POINT() /* no preemption */
+#endif
+
 #endif				/* ACMACROS_H */
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
index 9af4645..029c8c0 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
@@ -137,4 +138,9 @@
 #define ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(a)	acpi_os_allocate_zeroed(a)
 #define ACPI_FREE(a)		kfree(a)
 
+/*
+ * We need to show where it is safe to preempt execution of ACPICA
+ */
+#define ACPI_PREEMPTION_POINT()	cond_resched()
+
 #endif				/* __ACLINUX_H__ */