diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index dccc8b3f1045..be17e3c43582 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -2702,6 +2702,7 @@ int jfs_lazycommit(void *arg)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct jfs_sb_info *sbi;
 
+	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		LAZY_LOCK(flags);
 		jfs_commit_thread_waking = 0;	/* OK to wake another thread */
@@ -2884,6 +2885,7 @@ int jfs_sync(void *arg)
 	struct jfs_inode_info *jfs_ip;
 	tid_t tid;
 
+	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		/*
 		 * write each inode on the anonymous inode list