diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 5088b57b078a7..cff089a412c7f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ nfs41_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 	set_freezable();
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		if (try_to_freeze())
+			continue;
+
 		prepare_to_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&serv->sv_cb_list)) {