diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
index 7bb7174f8f4f..f0c84e7a5daa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ static int log_writes_kthread(void *arg)
 	struct log_writes_c *lc = arg;
 	sector_t sector = 0;
 
+	set_freezable();
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		bool super = false;
 		bool logging_enabled;