diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index e7398d0cd054..0cc9584f5889 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ wait_for_response(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *midQ)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	error = wait_event_killable(server->response_q,
+	error = wait_event_freezekillable(server->response_q,
 				    midQ->midState != MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED);
 	if (error < 0)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index 1effc8b56b4e..3672f731f03a 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -134,10 +134,25 @@ static inline void set_freezable_with_signal(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Freezer-friendly wrappers around wait_event_interruptible() and
- * wait_event_interruptible_timeout(), originally defined in <linux/wait.h>
+ * Freezer-friendly wrappers around wait_event_interruptible(),
+ * wait_event_killable() and wait_event_interruptible_timeout(), originally
+ * defined in <linux/wait.h>
  */
 
+#define wait_event_freezekillable(wq, condition)			\
+({									\
+	int __retval;							\
+	do {								\
+		__retval = wait_event_killable(wq, 			\
+				(condition) || freezing(current));	\
+		if (__retval && !freezing(current))			\
+			break;						\
+		else if (!(condition))					\
+			__retval = -ERESTARTSYS;			\
+	} while (try_to_freeze());					\
+	__retval;							\
+})
+
 #define wait_event_freezable(wq, condition)				\
 ({									\
 	int __retval;							\