diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
index e549392e0ea5..f3aacd2862d1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static int log_writes_kthread(void *arg)
 	struct log_writes_c *lc = (struct log_writes_c *)arg;
 	sector_t sector = 0;
 
+	set_freezable();
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		bool super = false;
 		bool logging_enabled;