diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index 2cfd7cb..b222ce9 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@
 	sys_mount(".", "/", NULL, MS_MOVE, NULL);
 	sys_chroot(".");
 
-	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
 	pid = kernel_thread(do_linuxrc, "/linuxrc", SIGCHLD);
 	if (pid > 0) {
-		while (pid != sys_wait4(-1, NULL, 0, NULL))
+		while (pid != sys_wait4(-1, NULL, 0, NULL)) {
+			try_to_freeze();
 			yield();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* move initrd to rootfs' /old */