diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index 59c09f9541b5..89cd985aee06 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ static int kjournald(void *arg)
 	setup_timer(&journal->j_commit_timer, commit_timeout,
 			(unsigned long)current);
 
+	set_freezable();
+
 	/* Record that the journal thread is running */
 	journal->j_task = current;
 	wake_up(&journal->j_wait_done_commit);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index c0a5f9f1b127..663e47cbaa78 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static int kjournald2(void *arg)
 	setup_timer(&journal->j_commit_timer, commit_timeout,
 			(unsigned long)current);
 
+	set_freezable();
+
 	/* Record that the journal thread is running */
 	journal->j_task = current;
 	wake_up(&journal->j_wait_done_commit);