diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
index 3bd705812543..641752a1350c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ static int boost_mig_sync_thread(void *data)
 	unsigned int req_freq;
 
 	while (1) {
-		wait_event(s->sync_wq, s->pending || kthread_should_stop());
+		wait_event_interruptible(s->sync_wq,
+					s->pending || kthread_should_stop());
 
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;