diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
index 1567ac296b39..1ffc2ebdf612 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
@@ -2140,13 +2141,13 @@ retry:
 			if (!binder_has_proc_work(proc, thread))
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
 		} else
-			ret = wait_event_interruptible_exclusive(proc->wait, binder_has_proc_work(proc, thread));
+			ret = wait_event_freezable_exclusive(proc->wait, binder_has_proc_work(proc, thread));
 	} else {
 		if (non_block) {
 			if (!binder_has_thread_work(thread))
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
 		} else
-			ret = wait_event_interruptible(thread->wait, binder_has_thread_work(thread));
+			ret = wait_event_freezable(thread->wait, binder_has_thread_work(thread));
 	}
 
 	binder_lock(__func__);