diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 16a982e389f..3ab08e4bb6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ extern unsigned long long time_sync_thresh;
 			((task->state & (__TASK_STOPPED | __TASK_TRACED)) != 0)
 #define task_contributes_to_load(task)	\
 				((task->state & TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE) != 0 && \
-				 (task->flags & PF_FROZEN) == 0)
+				 (task->flags & PF_FREEZING) == 0)
 
 #define __set_task_state(tsk, state_value)		\
 	do { (tsk)->state = (state_value); } while (0)
@@ -1680,6 +1680,7 @@ extern cputime_t task_gtime(struct task_struct *p);
 #define PF_MEMALLOC	0x00000800	/* Allocating memory */
 #define PF_FLUSHER	0x00001000	/* responsible for disk writeback */
 #define PF_USED_MATH	0x00002000	/* if unset the fpu must be initialized before use */
+#define PF_FREEZING	0x00004000	/* freeze in progress. do not account to load */
 #define PF_NOFREEZE	0x00008000	/* this thread should not be frozen */
 #define PF_FROZEN	0x00010000	/* frozen for system suspend */
 #define PF_FSTRANS	0x00020000	/* inside a filesystem transaction */
diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c
index 2f4936cf708..bd1d42b17cb 100644
--- a/kernel/freezer.c
+++ b/kernel/freezer.c
@@ -44,12 +44,19 @@ void refrigerator(void)
 	recalc_sigpending(); /* We sent fake signal, clean it up */
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 
+	/* prevent accounting of that task to load */
+	current->flags |= PF_FREEZING;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (!frozen(current))
 			break;
 		schedule();
 	}
+
+	/* Remove the accounting blocker */
+	current->flags &= ~PF_FREEZING;
+
 	pr_debug("%s left refrigerator\n", current->comm);
 	__set_current_state(save);
 }