diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index c1c7a9d78722257867846f39c74780536b28d0c5..ce727047ee87786bcf4d20d8573a24a0990e2e62 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int nfs_wait_bit_killable(void *word)
 {
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-	freezable_schedule();
+	freezable_schedule_unsafe();
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_wait_bit_killable);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 43ea96ced28cbc763a60048ab95cefcf737ecf40..ce90eb4775c2f888547bd98911062f8eede4af97 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ nfs3_rpc_wrapper(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_message *msg, int flags)
 		res = rpc_call_sync(clnt, msg, flags);
 		if (res != -EJUKEBOX)
 			break;
-		freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(NFS_JUKEBOX_RETRY_TIME);
+		freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(NFS_JUKEBOX_RETRY_TIME);
 		res = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	} while (!fatal_signal_pending(current));
 	return res;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 8fbc100541154cbd31253dc261eb5eaafbe71e29..9b18af16781503f01baedb70d2ec4d00d0dfbef7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int nfs4_delay(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, long *timeout)
 		*timeout = NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MIN;
 	if (*timeout > NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX)
 		*timeout = NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX;
-	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(*timeout);
+	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(*timeout);
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		res = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	*timeout <<= 1;
@@ -4528,7 +4528,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, const nfs4
 static unsigned long
 nfs4_set_lock_task_retry(unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout);
+	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout);
 	timeout <<= 1;
 	if (timeout > NFS4_LOCK_MAXTIMEOUT)
 		return NFS4_LOCK_MAXTIMEOUT;
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index e70df40d84f6fe83c72f732aa44b454148661b6e..5b31e21c485f4ac7ecf5cd6b43cbdece997ca5f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ extern int freeze_kernel_threads(void);
 extern void thaw_processes(void);
 extern void thaw_kernel_threads(void);
 
-static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
+/*
+ * DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION
+ * If try_to_freeze causes a lockdep warning it means the caller may deadlock
+ */
+static inline bool try_to_freeze_unsafe(void)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	if (likely(!freezing(current)))
@@ -54,6 +58,11 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
 	return __refrigerator(false);
 }
 
+static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
+{
+	return try_to_freeze_unsafe();
+}
+
 extern bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p);
 extern bool set_freezable(void);
 
@@ -115,6 +124,14 @@ static inline void freezer_count(void)
 	try_to_freeze();
 }
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+static inline void freezer_count_unsafe(void)
+{
+	current->flags &= ~PF_FREEZER_SKIP;
+	smp_mb();
+	try_to_freeze_unsafe();
+}
+
 /**
  * freezer_should_skip - whether to skip a task when determining frozen
  *			 state is reached
@@ -152,6 +169,14 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 	freezer_count();						\
 })
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+#define freezable_schedule_unsafe()					\
+({									\
+	freezer_do_not_count();						\
+	schedule();							\
+	freezer_count_unsafe();						\
+})
+
 /* Like schedule_timeout_killable(), but should not block the freezer. */
 #define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)			\
 ({									\
@@ -162,6 +187,16 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 	__retval;							\
 })
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+#define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout)		\
+({									\
+	long __retval;							\
+	freezer_do_not_count();						\
+	__retval = schedule_timeout_killable(timeout);			\
+	freezer_count_unsafe();						\
+	__retval;							\
+})
+
 /*
  * Freezer-friendly wrappers around wait_event_interruptible(),
  * wait_event_killable() and wait_event_interruptible_timeout(), originally
@@ -225,9 +260,14 @@ static inline void set_freezable(void) {}
 
 #define freezable_schedule()  schedule()
 
+#define freezable_schedule_unsafe()  schedule()
+
 #define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)			\
 	schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)
 
+#define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout)		\
+	schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)
+
 #define wait_event_freezable(wq, condition)				\
 		wait_event_interruptible(wq, condition)
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index f8529fc8e54275c5b7b9809f0219f20608ffb472..8dcfadcef5d3d217c6ce29014dad3a318584633d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int rpc_wait_bit_killable(void *word)
 {
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-	freezable_schedule();
+	freezable_schedule_unsafe();
 	return 0;
 }