diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 5d5ea4ce1442..e2e85ca16410 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -2429,6 +2429,7 @@ void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const char *buffer, size_t count,
 				size_t entropy)
 {
 	struct entropy_store *poolp = &input_pool;
+	bool frozen = false;
 
 	if (unlikely(crng_init == 0)) {
 		crng_fast_load(buffer, count);
@@ -2439,9 +2440,12 @@ void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const char *buffer, size_t count,
 	 * We'll be woken up again once below random_write_wakeup_thresh,
 	 * or when the calling thread is about to terminate.
 	 */
-	wait_event_interruptible(random_write_wait, kthread_should_stop() ||
+	wait_event_interruptible(random_write_wait,
+			kthread_freezable_should_stop(&frozen) ||
 			ENTROPY_BITS(&input_pool) <= random_write_wakeup_bits);
-	mix_pool_bytes(poolp, buffer, count);
-	credit_entropy_bits(poolp, entropy);
+	if (!frozen) {
+		mix_pool_bytes(poolp, buffer, count);
+		credit_entropy_bits(poolp, entropy);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_hwgenerator_randomness);