--- x/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ m/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static void ieee80211_tasklet_handler(st
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = from_tasklet(local, t, tasklet);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned long ts = jiffies + 2 * HZ;
 
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&local->skb_queue)) ||
 	       (skb = skb_dequeue(&local->skb_queue_unreliable))) {
@@ -244,6 +245,9 @@ static void ieee80211_tasklet_handler(st
 			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(time_after(jiffies, ts)))
+			break;
 	}
 }