diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index f440957d11ed..dd491957513f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1877,6 +1877,7 @@ static inline void sched_set_io_is_busy(int val) {};
 #define PF_MEMPOLICY	0x10000000	/* Non-default NUMA mempolicy */
 #define PF_MUTEX_TESTER	0x20000000	/* Thread belongs to the rt mutex tester */
 #define PF_FREEZER_SKIP	0x40000000	/* Freezer should not count it as freezable */
+#define PF_SUSPEND_TASK 0x80000000      /* this thread called freeze_processes and should not be frozen */
 
 /*
  * Only the _current_ task can read/write to tsk->flags, but other
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 4ada72f5f55a..8f9279b9c6d7 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(freezer_lock);
  */
 bool freezing_slow_path(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	if (p->flags & PF_NOFREEZE)
+	if (p->flags & (PF_NOFREEZE | PF_SUSPEND_TASK))
 		return false;
 
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 8dd59eb0f3ca..49d84f09fb7d 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ done:
 
 /**
  * freeze_processes - Signal user space processes to enter the refrigerator.
+ * The current thread will not be frozen.  The same process that calls
+ * freeze_processes must later call thaw_processes.
  *
  * On success, returns 0.  On failure, -errno and system is fully thawed.
  */
@@ -167,6 +169,9 @@ int freeze_processes(void)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	/* Make sure this task doesn't get frozen */
+	current->flags |= PF_SUSPEND_TASK;
+
 	if (!pm_freezing)
 		atomic_inc(&system_freezing_cnt);
 
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ int freeze_kernel_threads(void)
 void thaw_processes(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *g, *p;
+	struct task_struct *curr = current;
 
 	if (pm_freezing)
 		atomic_dec(&system_freezing_cnt);
@@ -247,10 +253,15 @@ void thaw_processes(void)
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	do_each_thread(g, p) {
+		/* No other threads should have PF_SUSPEND_TASK set */
+		WARN_ON((p != curr) && (p->flags & PF_SUSPEND_TASK));
 		__thaw_task(p);
 	} while_each_thread(g, p);
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
+	WARN_ON(!(curr->flags & PF_SUSPEND_TASK));
+	curr->flags &= ~PF_SUSPEND_TASK;
+
 	usermodehelper_enable();
 
 	schedule();