diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 59268266b79a5b7c6b439c6e9b210bb25c4236a3..9c76a061a04dc7235ad689cea438fc8d0c6cfedf 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ static int balloon(void *_vballoon)
 		try_to_freeze();
 		wait_event_interruptible(vb->config_change,
 					 (diff = towards_target(vb)) != 0
-					 || kthread_should_stop());
+					 || kthread_should_stop()
+					 || freezing(current));
 		if (diff > 0)
 			fill_balloon(vb, diff);
 		else if (diff < 0)