diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index a4b663f50701..571acbd2ba16 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/splice.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(FUSE_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("devname:fuse");
@@ -403,7 +404,9 @@ static void request_wait_answer(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 	 * Either request is already in userspace, or it was forced.
 	 * Wait it out.
 	 */
-	wait_event(req->waitq, test_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags));
+	while (!test_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags))
+		wait_event_freezable(req->waitq,
+				test_bit(FR_FINISHED, &req->flags));
 }
 
 static void __fuse_request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)