diff --git a/include/linux/oom.h b/include/linux/oom.h
index b61357d0717062611069c9557507a0dffd9ebbd9..0f1b9da108e4539ef6d91783a3b4f0cb835bf5a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/oom.h
+++ b/include/linux/oom.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern void exit_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk);
 extern int register_oom_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int unregister_oom_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 
-extern bool oom_killer_disable(void);
+extern bool oom_killer_disable(signed long timeout);
 extern void oom_killer_enable(void);
 
 extern struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(struct task_struct *p);
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 8f27d5a8adf6ba509a5d915c6a20f4ed14fe552e..2fba066e125fa960b484b362d0fd6895f2e103a0 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -144,23 +144,12 @@ int freeze_processes(void)
 	/*
 	 * Now that the whole userspace is frozen we need to disbale
 	 * the OOM killer to disallow any further interference with
-	 * killable tasks.
+	 * killable tasks. There is no guarantee oom victims will
+	 * ever reach a point they go away we have to wait with a timeout.
 	 */
-	if (!error && !oom_killer_disable())
+	if (!error && !oom_killer_disable(msecs_to_jiffies(freeze_timeout_msecs)))
 		error = -EBUSY;
 
-	/*
-	 * There is a hard to fix race between oom_reaper kernel thread
-	 * and oom_killer_disable. oom_reaper calls exit_oom_victim
-	 * before the victim reaches exit_mm so try to freeze all the tasks
-	 * again and catch such a left over task.
-	 */
-	if (!error) {
-		pr_info("Double checking all user space processes after OOM killer disable... ");
-		error = try_to_freeze_tasks(true);
-		pr_cont("\n");
-	}
-
 	if (error)
 		thaw_processes();
 	return error;
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index e2a2c35dd493348b4c1ba88a62675843c4fac652..895a51fe8e18556164d2d7474a398e41c94db81a 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -559,14 +559,7 @@ static void oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	debug_show_all_locks();
 
 done:
-	/*
-	 * Clear TIF_MEMDIE because the task shouldn't be sitting on a
-	 * reasonably reclaimable memory anymore or it is not a good candidate
-	 * for the oom victim right now because it cannot release its memory
-	 * itself nor by the oom reaper.
-	 */
 	tsk->oom_reaper_list = NULL;
-	exit_oom_victim(tsk);
 
 	/*
 	 * Hide this mm from OOM killer because it has been either reaped or
@@ -580,8 +573,6 @@ static void oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 static int oom_reaper(void *unused)
 {
-	set_freezable();
-
 	while (true) {
 		struct task_struct *tsk = NULL;
 
@@ -680,11 +671,21 @@ void exit_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		wake_up_all(&oom_victims_wait);
 }
 
+/**
+ * oom_killer_enable - enable OOM killer
+ */
+void oom_killer_enable(void)
+{
+	oom_killer_disabled = false;
+}
+
 /**
  * oom_killer_disable - disable OOM killer
+ * @timeout: maximum timeout to wait for oom victims in jiffies
  *
  * Forces all page allocations to fail rather than trigger OOM killer.
- * Will block and wait until all OOM victims are killed.
+ * Will block and wait until all OOM victims are killed or the given
+ * timeout expires.
  *
  * The function cannot be called when there are runnable user tasks because
  * the userspace would see unexpected allocation failures as a result. Any
@@ -693,8 +694,10 @@ void exit_oom_victim(struct task_struct *tsk)
  * Returns true if successful and false if the OOM killer cannot be
  * disabled.
  */
-bool oom_killer_disable(void)
+bool oom_killer_disable(signed long timeout)
 {
+	signed long ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure to not race with an ongoing OOM killer. Check that the
 	 * current is not killed (possibly due to sharing the victim's memory).
@@ -704,19 +707,16 @@ bool oom_killer_disable(void)
 	oom_killer_disabled = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&oom_lock);
 
-	wait_event(oom_victims_wait, !atomic_read(&oom_victims));
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(oom_victims_wait,
+			!atomic_read(&oom_victims), timeout);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		oom_killer_enable();
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }
 
-/**
- * oom_killer_enable - enable OOM killer
- */
-void oom_killer_enable(void)
-{
-	oom_killer_disabled = false;
-}
-
 static inline bool __task_will_free_mem(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct signal_struct *sig = task->signal;