diff --git a/sy_old/sy_generic.c b/sy_old/sy_generic.c
index cf3da937..34c05598 100644
--- a/sy_old/sy_generic.c
+++ b/sy_old/sy_generic.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ restart:
 	}
 
 	if (found_dir && ++rounds < 10) {
+		schedule();
 		goto restart;
 	}
 
@@ -633,6 +634,8 @@ restart:
 		struct mars_dent *dent = container_of(tmp, struct mars_dent, dent_link);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MARS_USE_SYSLOG
 		msleep(10); // yield
+#else
+		schedule();
 #endif
 		//MARS_IO("forward prepare '%s'\n", dent->d_path);
 		status = worker(buf, dent, true, false);
@@ -665,6 +668,8 @@ restart:
 		up_read(&global->dent_mutex);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MARS_USE_SYSLOG
 		msleep(10); // yield
+#else
+		schedule();
 #endif
 		//MARS_IO("forward treat '%s'\n", dent->d_path);
 		status = worker(buf, dent, false, false);
@@ -683,6 +688,8 @@ restart:
 		up_read(&global->dent_mutex);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MARS_USE_SYSLOG
 		msleep(10); // yield
+#else
+		schedule();
 #endif
 		//MARS_IO("backward treat '%s'\n", dent->d_path);
 		status = worker(buf, dent, false, true);