diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index a05cabd..405f903 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 	sys_chroot(".");
 	mount_devfs_fs ();
 
+	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
 	pid = kernel_thread(do_linuxrc, "/linuxrc", SIGCHLD);
 	if (pid > 0) {
 		while (pid != sys_wait4(-1, NULL, 0, NULL))