diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index c9435252e8e45e9cc9b7857cc7c4185359a51b7a..1045ee9c0bb45ab96c3794fb8b9a1697ff2e465a 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ static inline int thaw_process(struct task_struct *p)
  */
 static inline void frozen_process(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	p->flags |= PF_FROZEN;
-	wmb();
+	if (!unlikely(p->flags & PF_NOFREEZE)) {
+		p->flags |= PF_FROZEN;
+		wmb();
+	}
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_FREEZE);
 }