diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 732f14f..b83c30e 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 /*
  * freezing is complete, mark current process as frozen
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Refrigerator is place where frozen processes are stored :-). */
-bool __refrigerator(void)
+bool __refrigerator(bool check_kthr_stop)
 {
 	/* Hmm, should we be allowed to suspend when there are realtime
 	   processes around? */
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@
 
 	for (;;) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (!frozen(current))
+		if (!frozen(current) ||
+		    (check_kthr_stop && kthread_should_stop()))
 			break;
 		was_frozen = true;
 		schedule();
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index b6d216a..1c36dea 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -59,6 +59,31 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
 
 /**
+ * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
+ * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
+ *
+ * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
+ * refrigerator if necessary.  This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
+ * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
+ * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
+ */
+bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
+{
+	bool frozen = false;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
+		frozen = __refrigerator(true);
+
+	if (was_frozen)
+		*was_frozen = frozen;
+
+	return kthread_should_stop();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
+
+/**
  * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
  * @task: kthread task in question
  *