diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 826e09938bff..c4ce243824bb 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <net/checksum.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 
 struct hlist_head unix_socket_table[2 * UNIX_HASH_SIZE];
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unix_socket_table);
@@ -1879,7 +1880,7 @@ static long unix_stream_data_wait(struct sock *sk, long timeo,
 
 		set_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_WAITDATA, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
 		unix_state_unlock(sk);
-		timeo = schedule_timeout(timeo);
+		timeo = freezable_schedule_timeout(timeo);
 		unix_state_lock(sk);
 		clear_bit(SOCK_ASYNC_WAITDATA, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
 	}