diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index 20896d5e5f0e..ec1b6cfefcd3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -448,9 +448,8 @@ static int gameport_thread(void *nothing)
 	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		gameport_handle_event();
-		wait_event_interruptible(gameport_wait,
+		wait_event_freezable(gameport_wait,
 			kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&gameport_event_list));
-		try_to_freeze();
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "gameport: kgameportd exiting\n");
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index b3bc15acd3f5..7f5293828fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -387,9 +387,8 @@ static int serio_thread(void *nothing)
 	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		serio_handle_event();
-		wait_event_interruptible(serio_wait,
+		wait_event_freezable(serio_wait,
 			kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&serio_event_list));
-		try_to_freeze();
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "serio: kseriod exiting\n");
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ucb1400_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ucb1400_ts.c
index 86aed64ec0fb..89373b01d8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ucb1400_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ucb1400_ts.c
@@ -333,10 +333,9 @@ static int ucb1400_ts_thread(void *_ucb)
 			timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(10);
 		}
 
-		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ucb->ts_wait,
+		wait_event_freezable_timeout(ucb->ts_wait,
 			ucb->irq_pending || ucb->ts_restart || kthread_should_stop(),
 			timeout);
-		try_to_freeze();
 	}
 
 	/* Send the "pen off" if we are stopping with the pen still active */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index b203640ef1c5..445f02665577 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 		up(&fepriv->sem);	    /* is locked when we enter the thread... */
 restart:
 		timeout = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(fepriv->wait_queue,
-			dvb_frontend_should_wakeup(fe) || kthread_should_stop(),
+			dvb_frontend_should_wakeup(fe) || kthread_should_stop()
+				|| freezing(current),
 			fepriv->delay);
 
 		if (kthread_should_stop() || dvb_frontend_is_exiting(fe)) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 60a8f55a0cc7..036c3dea855e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -2870,10 +2870,9 @@ static int hub_thread(void *__unused)
 	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		hub_events();
-		wait_event_interruptible(khubd_wait,
+		wait_event_freezable(khubd_wait,
 				!list_empty(&hub_event_list) ||
 				kthread_should_stop());
-		try_to_freeze();
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&hub_event_list));
 
 	pr_debug("%s: khubd exiting\n", usbcore_name);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
index 3451e8d03ab0..ac6114eea0c3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
@@ -907,12 +907,9 @@ static int usb_stor_scan_thread(void * __us)
 	if (delay_use > 0) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "usb-storage: waiting for device "
 				"to settle before scanning\n");
-retry:
-		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(us->delay_wait,
+		wait_event_freezable_timeout(us->delay_wait,
 				test_bit(US_FLIDX_DISCONNECTING, &us->flags),
 				delay_use * HZ);
-		if (try_to_freeze())
-			goto retry;
 	}
 
 	/* If the device is still connected, perform the scanning */
diff --git a/include/linux/freezer.h b/include/linux/freezer.h
index efded00ad08c..08934995c7ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/freezer.h
+++ b/include/linux/freezer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define FREEZER_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 /*
@@ -126,6 +127,36 @@ static inline void set_freezable(void)
 	current->flags &= ~PF_NOFREEZE;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Freezer-friendly wrappers around wait_event_interruptible() and
+ * wait_event_interruptible_timeout(), originally defined in <linux/wait.h>
+ */
+
+#define wait_event_freezable(wq, condition)				\
+({									\
+	int __retval;							\
+	do {								\
+		__retval = wait_event_interruptible(wq, 		\
+				(condition) || freezing(current));	\
+		if (__retval && !freezing(current))			\
+			break;						\
+		else if (!(condition))					\
+			__retval = -ERESTARTSYS;			\
+	} while (try_to_freeze());					\
+	__retval;							\
+})
+
+
+#define wait_event_freezable_timeout(wq, condition, timeout)		\
+({									\
+	long __retval = timeout;					\
+	do {								\
+		__retval = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(wq,		\
+				(condition) || freezing(current),	\
+				__retval); 				\
+	} while (try_to_freeze());					\
+	__retval;							\
+})
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 static inline int frozen(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
 static inline int freezing(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
@@ -143,6 +174,13 @@ 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; }
 static inline void set_freezable(void) {}
+
+#define wait_event_freezable(wq, condition)				\
+		wait_event_interruptible(wq, condition)
+
+#define wait_event_freezable_timeout(wq, condition, timeout)		\
+		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(wq, condition, timeout)
+
 #endif /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 #endif	/* FREEZER_H_INCLUDED */