diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index acc3a5536384..fc281b738a98 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/freezer.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
@@ -1084,7 +1083,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	while (sig->notify_count) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
 		spin_unlock_irq(lock);
-		freezable_schedule();
+		schedule();
 		if (unlikely(__fatal_signal_pending(tsk)))
 			goto killed;
 		spin_lock_irq(lock);
@@ -1112,7 +1111,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 			__set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
 			write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 			cgroup_threadgroup_change_end(tsk);
-			freezable_schedule();
+			schedule();
 			if (unlikely(__fatal_signal_pending(tsk)))
 				goto killed;
 		}