diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 626303b52f3c..d897262068e2 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/mempolicy.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 
 int sysctl_panic_on_oom;
 int sysctl_oom_kill_allocating_task;
@@ -317,8 +318,11 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints,
 		 * blocked waiting for another task which itself is waiting
 		 * for memory. Is there a better alternative?
 		 */
-		if (test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MEMDIE))
+		if (test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MEMDIE)) {
+			if (unlikely(frozen(p)))
+				thaw_process(p);
 			return ERR_PTR(-1UL);
+		}
 		if (!p->mm)
 			continue;