diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index 3d50913d39d07605180b1de3dbedda8252dd5c07..a0f1b3a3604f6e061bfc51803fa52c60fcae4f46 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
 }
 
 extern bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p, bool sig_only);
+extern bool __set_freezable(bool with_signal);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER
 extern bool cgroup_freezing(struct task_struct *task);
@@ -106,18 +107,18 @@ static inline int freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 /*
  * Tell the freezer that the current task should be frozen by it
  */
-static inline void set_freezable(void)
+static inline bool set_freezable(void)
 {
-	current->flags &= ~PF_NOFREEZE;
+	return __set_freezable(false);
 }
 
 /*
  * Tell the freezer that the current task should be frozen by it and that it
  * should send a fake signal to the task to freeze it.
  */
-static inline void set_freezable_with_signal(void)
+static inline bool set_freezable_with_signal(void)
 {
-	current->flags &= ~(PF_NOFREEZE | PF_FREEZER_NOSIG);
+	return __set_freezable(true);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 95a123844241781337d816c355f83d905934d9df..b1e7a7b3d2cd60d02587b7e31f2c233edf791978 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -171,3 +171,28 @@ void __thaw_task(struct task_struct *p)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&freezer_lock, flags);
 }
+
+/**
+ * __set_freezable - make %current freezable
+ * @with_signal: do we want %TIF_SIGPENDING for notification too?
+ *
+ * Mark %current freezable and enter refrigerator if necessary.
+ */
+bool __set_freezable(bool with_signal)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+
+	/*
+	 * Modify flags while holding freezer_lock.  This ensures the
+	 * freezer notices that we aren't frozen yet or the freezing
+	 * condition is visible to try_to_freeze() below.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irq(&freezer_lock);
+	current->flags &= ~PF_NOFREEZE;
+	if (with_signal)
+		current->flags &= ~PF_FREEZER_NOSIG;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&freezer_lock);
+
+	return try_to_freeze();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__set_freezable);