diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c b/drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c
index d8b78f1d686b1081dfeb34a4a20856fdfd63f965..f42a1efa8fcfa8c4ce83fbe7b6a6dae7337ff645 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ static int chip_thread(void *data)
 			schedule();
 		}
 		remove_wait_queue(&chip->wq, &wait);
+		try_to_freeze();
 		if (chip->done || signal_pending(current))
 			break;
 		dprintk("%s: thread wakeup\n", i2c_clientname(&chip->c));