diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
index 64fbbb01d52ae2c469ea5febc40128291ac7758f..25ef5a86f5f0dc62f27b0b34b088949c2b325b94 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
@@ -1027,10 +1027,10 @@ static int hpsbpkt_thread(void *__hi)
 
 	daemonize("khpsbpkt");
 
+	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
+
 	while (1) {
 		if (down_interruptible(&khpsbpkt_sig)) {
-			if (try_to_freeze())
-				continue;
 			printk("khpsbpkt: received unexpected signal?!\n" );
 			break;
 		}