diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index f20f91b3176e..e57be2320423 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ int bdev_freeze(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	error = mutex_lock_killable(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	/* A device being removed from its filesystem refuses freezes. */
 	if (!atomic_inc_unless_negative(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count)) {