diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index af50c0f1c873..20d5a0c2c141 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2921,6 +2921,7 @@ static int ext4_lazyinit_thread(void *arg)
 	unsigned long next_wakeup, cur;
 
 	BUG_ON(NULL == eli);
+	set_freezable();
 
 cont_thread:
 	while (true) {