diff --git a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_object.c b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_object.c
index 530713b..799c9c0 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_object.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_object.c
@@ -2016,6 +2016,15 @@ retry:
 		}
 		if (error)
 			break;
+
+		/*
+		 * Deleting large ranges (e.g. like a 90G file) which are
+		 * all cached can create issues, try to mitigate the cpu use.
+		 */
+		if (++ip->hmp->check_yield > hammer_yield_check) {
+			ip->hmp->check_yield = 0;
+			lwkt_user_yield();
+		}
 		ran_beg = off;	/* for restart */
 		error = hammer_ip_next(cursor);
 	}