diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 9e39f73282ee..d333ae22459c 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -1685,6 +1685,7 @@ static int nodemgr_host_thread(void *data)
 		g = get_hpsb_generation(host);
 		for (i = 0; i < 4 ; i++) {
 			msleep_interruptible(63);
+			try_to_freeze();
 			if (kthread_should_stop())
 				goto exit;
 
@@ -1725,6 +1726,7 @@ static int nodemgr_host_thread(void *data)
 		/* Sleep 3 seconds */
 		for (i = 3000/200; i; i--) {
 			msleep_interruptible(200);
+			try_to_freeze();
 			if (kthread_should_stop())
 				goto exit;