diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index bfa9e348c3a3..d365cc84a486 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ done:
 
 static int oom_reaper(void *unused)
 {
+	set_freezable();
+
 	while (true) {
 		struct task_struct *tsk = NULL;