diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 5b2e9c8aa8fb..99f36f49d708 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -5813,6 +5813,7 @@ static bool binder_txns_pending_ilocked(struct binder_proc *proc)
 
 static void binder_add_freeze_work(struct binder_proc *proc, bool is_frozen)
 {
+	struct binder_node *prev = NULL;
 	struct rb_node *n;
 	struct binder_ref *ref;
 
@@ -5821,7 +5822,10 @@ static void binder_add_freeze_work(struct binder_proc *proc, bool is_frozen)
 		struct binder_node *node;
 
 		node = rb_entry(n, struct binder_node, rb_node);
+		binder_inc_node_tmpref_ilocked(node);
 		binder_inner_proc_unlock(proc);
+		if (prev)
+			binder_put_node(prev);
 		binder_node_lock(node);
 		hlist_for_each_entry(ref, &node->refs, node_entry) {
 			/*
@@ -5847,10 +5851,13 @@ static void binder_add_freeze_work(struct binder_proc *proc, bool is_frozen)
 			}
 			binder_inner_proc_unlock(ref->proc);
 		}
+		prev = node;
 		binder_node_unlock(node);
 		binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
 	}
 	binder_inner_proc_unlock(proc);
+	if (prev)
+		binder_put_node(prev);
 }
 
 static int binder_ioctl_freeze(struct binder_freeze_info *info,