diff --git a/drivers/android/simple_lmk.c b/drivers/android/simple_lmk.c
index 3ed9182c1d42..0ed723bc0043 100644
--- a/drivers/android/simple_lmk.c
+++ b/drivers/android/simple_lmk.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "simple_lmk: " fmt
 
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
@@ -270,9 +271,10 @@ static int simple_lmk_reclaim_thread(void *data)
 	};
 
 	sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, SCHED_FIFO, &sched_max_rt_prio);
+	set_freezable();
 
 	while (1) {
-		wait_event(oom_waitq, atomic_read(&needs_reclaim));
+		wait_event_freezable(oom_waitq, atomic_read(&needs_reclaim));
 		scan_and_kill();
 		atomic_set_release(&needs_reclaim, 0);
 	}