diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 9f3ffba..407e12a 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2543,6 +2543,8 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg)
 	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = (struct nilfs_sc_info *)arg;
 	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int timeout = 0;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	int should_sleep = 1;
 
 	sci->sc_timer_task = current;
 
@@ -2574,38 +2576,28 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg)
 		timeout = 0;
 	}
 
+	prepare_to_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait,
+			TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-	if (freezing(current)) {
+	if (sci->sc_seq_request != sci->sc_seq_done)
+		should_sleep = 0;
+	else if (sci->sc_flush_request)
+		should_sleep = 0;
+	else if (sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT)
+		should_sleep = time_before(jiffies,
+				sci->sc_timer.expires);
+
+	if (should_sleep) {
 		spin_unlock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
-		try_to_freeze();
+		schedule();
 		spin_lock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
-	} else {
-		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-		int should_sleep = 1;
-
-		prepare_to_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait,
-				TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
-		if (sci->sc_seq_request != sci->sc_seq_done)
-			should_sleep = 0;
-		else if (sci->sc_flush_request)
-			should_sleep = 0;
-		else if (sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT)
-			should_sleep = time_before(jiffies,
-					sci->sc_timer.expires);
-
-		if (should_sleep) {
-			spin_unlock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
-			schedule();
-			spin_lock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
-		}
-		finish_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait);
-		timeout = ((sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT) &&
-			   time_after_eq(jiffies, sci->sc_timer.expires));
-
-		if (nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs) && nilfs_sb_need_update(nilfs))
-			set_nilfs_discontinued(nilfs);
 	}
+	finish_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait);
+	timeout = ((sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT) &&
+		   time_after_eq(jiffies, sci->sc_timer.expires));
+
+	if (nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs) && nilfs_sb_need_update(nilfs))
+		set_nilfs_discontinued(nilfs);
 	goto loop;
 
  end_thread: