diff --git a/fs/jffs2/background.c b/fs/jffs2/background.c
index 888f236..43a2fc8 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/background.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/background.c
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
 			schedule();
 		}
 
-		if (try_to_freeze())
-			continue;
-
 		/* This thread is purely an optimisation. But if it runs when
 		   other things could be running, it actually makes things a
 		   lot worse. Use yield() and put it at the back of the runqueue
@@ -113,6 +110,9 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
 			siginfo_t info;
 			unsigned long signr;
 
+			if (try_to_freeze())
+				continue;
+
 			signr = dequeue_signal_lock(current, &current->blocked, &info);
 
 			switch(signr) {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
 		disallow_signal(SIGHUP);
 
 		D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(): pass\n"));
-		if (jffs2_garbage_collect_pass(c) == -ENOSPC) {
+		if (jffs2_thread_should_wake(c) && jffs2_garbage_collect_pass(c) == -ENOSPC) {
 			printk(KERN_NOTICE "No space for garbage collection. Aborting GC thread\n");
 			goto die;
 		}