diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index ca2f538e549e3fe6e87a3a850d3961e9b06ffeb9..613d67f1c7f06a054f1f8fdf78418cb8762afaac 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ int khvcd(void *unused)
 	do {
 		poll_mask = 0;
 		hvc_kicked = 0;
+		try_to_freeze();
 		wmb();
 		if (cpus_empty(cpus_in_xmon)) {
 			spin_lock(&hvc_structs_lock);