diff --git a/mm/pdflush.c b/mm/pdflush.c
index 8ce0900..8f6ee07 100644
--- a/mm/pdflush.c
+++ b/mm/pdflush.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 static int __pdflush(struct pdflush_work *my_work)
 {
 	current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
+	set_freezable();
 	my_work->fn = NULL;
 	my_work->who = current;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&my_work->list);