diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index db5423eae24d..c9435252e8e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -81,7 +81,49 @@ static inline int try_to_freeze(void)
 		return 0;
 }
 
-extern void thaw_some_processes(int all);
+/*
+ * The PF_FREEZER_SKIP flag should be set by a vfork parent right before it
+ * calls wait_for_completion(&vfork) and reset right after it returns from this
+ * function.  Next, the parent should call try_to_freeze() to freeze itself
+ * appropriately in case the child has exited before the freezing of tasks is
+ * complete.  However, we don't want kernel threads to be frozen in unexpected
+ * places, so we allow them to block freeze_processes() instead or to set
+ * PF_NOFREEZE if needed and PF_FREEZER_SKIP is only set for userland vfork
+ * parents.  Fortunately, in the ____call_usermodehelper() case the parent won't
+ * really block freeze_processes(), since ____call_usermodehelper() (the child)
+ * does a little before exec/exit and it can't be frozen before waking up the
+ * parent.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * If the current task is a user space one, tell the freezer not to count it as
+ * freezable.
+ */
+static inline void freezer_do_not_count(void)
+{
+	if (current->mm)
+		current->flags |= PF_FREEZER_SKIP;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If the current task is a user space one, tell the freezer to count it as
+ * freezable again and try to freeze it.
+ */
+static inline void freezer_count(void)
+{
+	if (current->mm) {
+		current->flags &= ~PF_FREEZER_SKIP;
+		try_to_freeze();
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check if the task should be counted as freezeable by the freezer
+ */
+static inline int freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return !!(p->flags & PF_FREEZER_SKIP);
+}
 
 #else
 static inline int frozen(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
@@ -96,5 +138,7 @@ static inline void thaw_processes(void) {}
 
 static inline int try_to_freeze(void) { return 0; }
 
-
+static inline void freezer_do_not_count(void) {}
+static inline void freezer_count(void) {}
+static inline int freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index a81897e2a244..870b75e348ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ static inline void put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
 #define PF_SPREAD_SLAB	0x02000000	/* Spread some slab caches over cpuset */
 #define PF_MEMPOLICY	0x10000000	/* Non-default NUMA mempolicy */
 #define PF_MUTEX_TESTER	0x20000000	/* Thread belongs to the rt mutex tester */
+#define PF_FREEZER_SKIP	0x40000000	/* Freezer should not count it as freezeable */
 
 /*
  * Only the _current_ task can read/write to tsk->flags, but other
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 87069cfc18a1..73ad5cda1bcd 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/acct.h>
 #include <linux/tsacct_kern.h>
 #include <linux/cn_proc.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/delayacct.h>
 #include <linux/taskstats_kern.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
@@ -1405,7 +1406,9 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		}
 
 		if (clone_flags & CLONE_VFORK) {
+			freezer_do_not_count();
 			wait_for_completion(&vfork);
+			freezer_count();
 			if (unlikely (current->ptrace & PT_TRACE_VFORK_DONE)) {
 				current->ptrace_message = nr;
 				ptrace_notify ((PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK_DONE << 8) | SIGTRAP);
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 02e490e311eb..eefca8581fa0 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -120,22 +120,12 @@ static unsigned int try_to_freeze_tasks(int freeze_user_space)
 				cancel_freezing(p);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (is_user_space(p)) {
-				if (!freeze_user_space)
-					continue;
+			if (is_user_space(p) == !freeze_user_space)
+				continue;
 
-				/* Freeze the task unless there is a vfork
-				 * completion pending
-				 */
-				if (!p->vfork_done)
-					freeze_process(p);
-			} else {
-				if (freeze_user_space)
-					continue;
-
-				freeze_process(p);
-			}
-			todo++;
+			freeze_process(p);
+			if (!freezer_should_skip(p))
+				todo++;
 		} while_each_thread(g, p);
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		yield();			/* Yield is okay here */
@@ -161,7 +151,8 @@ static unsigned int try_to_freeze_tasks(int freeze_user_space)
 				continue;
 
 			task_lock(p);
-			if (freezeable(p) && !frozen(p))
+			if (freezeable(p) && !frozen(p) &&
+			    !freezer_should_skip(p))
 				printk(KERN_ERR " %s\n", p->comm);
 
 			cancel_freezing(p);
@@ -210,9 +201,7 @@ static void thaw_tasks(int thaw_user_space)
 		if (is_user_space(p) == !thaw_user_space)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!thaw_process(p))
-			printk(KERN_WARNING " Strange, %s not stopped\n",
-				p->comm );
+		thaw_process(p);
 	} while_each_thread(g, p);
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 }