diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index d49aa79b79970..fef473c736fa2 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -352,17 +352,15 @@ static unsigned int x25_new_lci(struct x25_neigh *nb)
 	unsigned int lci = 1;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&x25_list_lock);
-
-	while ((sk = __x25_find_socket(lci, nb)) != NULL) {
+	while ((sk = x25_find_socket(lci, nb)) != NULL) {
 		sock_put(sk);
 		if (++lci == 4096) {
 			lci = 0;
 			break;
 		}
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 
-	read_unlock_bh(&x25_list_lock);
 	return lci;
 }