diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index e8bbfa5b350..2c0c609a45a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int nfs_wait_bit_killable(void *word)
 {
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-	freezable_schedule();
+	freezable_schedule_unsafe();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 5242eae6711..2ab36b4caa6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ nfs3_rpc_wrapper(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_message *msg, int flags)
 		res = rpc_call_sync(clnt, msg, flags);
 		if (res != -EJUKEBOX && res != -EKEYEXPIRED)
 			break;
-		freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(NFS_JUKEBOX_RETRY_TIME);
+		freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(NFS_JUKEBOX_RETRY_TIME);
 		res = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	} while (!fatal_signal_pending(current));
 	return res;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 99650aaf893..bf6b8dfa3e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int nfs4_delay(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, long *timeout)
 		*timeout = NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MIN;
 	if (*timeout > NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX)
 		*timeout = NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX;
-	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(*timeout);
+	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(*timeout);
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		res = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	*timeout <<= 1;
@@ -4161,7 +4161,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, const nfs4
 static unsigned long
 nfs4_set_lock_task_retry(unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout);
+	freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout);
 	timeout <<= 1;
 	if (timeout > NFS4_LOCK_MAXTIMEOUT)
 		return NFS4_LOCK_MAXTIMEOUT;
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index b79e4d879d2..028c2333b29 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze_nowarn(void)
 	return __refrigerator(false);
 }
 
-static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
+/*
+ * DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION
+ * If try_to_freeze causes a lockdep warning it means the caller may deadlock
+ */
+static inline bool try_to_freeze_unsafe(void)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	if (likely(!freezing(current)))
@@ -60,6 +64,11 @@ static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
 	return __refrigerator(false);
 }
 
+static inline bool try_to_freeze(void)
+{
+	return try_to_freeze_unsafe();
+}
+
 extern bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p);
 extern bool set_freezable(void);
 
@@ -121,6 +130,14 @@ static inline void freezer_count(void)
 	try_to_freeze();
 }
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+static inline void freezer_count_unsafe(void)
+{
+	current->flags &= ~PF_FREEZER_SKIP;
+	smp_mb();
+	try_to_freeze_unsafe();
+}
+
 /**
  * freezer_should_skip - whether to skip a task when determining frozen
  *			 state is reached
@@ -159,6 +176,14 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 	freezer_count();						\
 })
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+#define freezable_schedule_unsafe()					\
+({									\
+	freezer_do_not_count();						\
+	schedule();							\
+	freezer_count_unsafe();						\
+})
+
 /* Like schedule_timeout_killable(), but should not block the freezer. */
 #define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)			\
 ({									\
@@ -169,6 +194,16 @@ static inline bool freezer_should_skip(struct task_struct *p)
 	__retval;							\
 })
 
+/* DO NOT ADD ANY NEW CALLERS OF THIS FUNCTION */
+#define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout)		\
+({									\
+	long __retval;							\
+	freezer_do_not_count();						\
+	__retval = schedule_timeout_killable(timeout);			\
+	freezer_count_unsafe();						\
+	__retval;							\
+})
+
 /*
  * Freezer-friendly wrappers around wait_event_interruptible(),
  * wait_event_killable() and wait_event_interruptible_timeout(), originally
@@ -231,9 +266,14 @@ static inline void set_freezable(void) {}
 
 #define freezable_schedule()  schedule()
 
+#define freezable_schedule_unsafe()  schedule()
+
 #define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)			\
 	schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)
 
+#define freezable_schedule_timeout_killable_unsafe(timeout)		\
+	schedule_timeout_killable(timeout)
+
 #define wait_event_freezable(wq, condition)				\
 		wait_event_interruptible(wq, condition)
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 994cfea2bad..0c20629952c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int rpc_wait_bit_killable(void *word)
 {
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-	freezable_schedule();
+	freezable_schedule_unsafe();
 	return 0;
 }