diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 8cc23e7..1ebf7da 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -781,6 +781,8 @@
 
 	oplockThread = current;
 	do {
+		if (try_to_freeze()) 
+			continue;
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		
 		schedule_timeout(1*HZ);  
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 2335f14..4736015 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@
 	}
 
 	while (server->tcpStatus != CifsExiting) {
+		if (try_to_freeze())
+			continue;
 		if (bigbuf == NULL) {
 			bigbuf = cifs_buf_get();
 			if(bigbuf == NULL) {