diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index 4f18fd92ca13..d6c9c3e9e02b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ xfsaild(
 	long		tout = 0;	/* milliseconds */
 
 	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
+	set_freezable();
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		if (tout && tout <= 20)
@@ -519,14 +520,14 @@ xfsaild(
 		if (!xfs_ail_min(ailp) &&
 		    ailp->xa_target == ailp->xa_target_prev) {
 			spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
-			schedule();
+			freezable_schedule();
 			tout = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 
 		if (tout)
-			schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(tout));
+			freezable_schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(tout));
 
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);