diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index e0cce2a5f820..f566b477e81f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ evict_inode:
 put_super:		write
 write_super:		read
 sync_fs:		read
-freeze_fs:		read
-unfreeze_fs:		read
+freeze_fs:		write
+unfreeze_fs:		write
 statfs:			maybe(read)	(see below)
 remount_fs:		write
 umount_begin:		no