diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index d4b8f0ecf50a7ec7fe40d2c3183bbe762b987272..ef7e71b904df78e2345397b51acc32a4b46664d7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		mempool_resize(cifs_req_poolp, length + cifs_min_rcv);
 
 	set_freezable();
+	allow_signal(SIGKILL);
 	while (server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting) {
 		if (try_to_freeze())
 			continue;