diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index 3c0a5a8..69c4cd4 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -839,17 +839,6 @@
 
 	/* Check if the device is there */
 	swsusp_resume_device = name_to_dev_t(resume_file);
-
-	/*
-	 * name_to_dev_t is ineffective to verify parition if resume_file is in
-	 * integer format. (e.g. major:minor)
-	 */
-	if (isdigit(resume_file[0]) && resume_wait) {
-		int partno;
-		while (!get_gendisk(swsusp_resume_device, &partno))
-			msleep(10);
-	}
-
 	if (!swsusp_resume_device) {
 		/*
 		 * Some device discovery might still be in progress; we need
@@ -898,6 +887,13 @@
 	error = freeze_processes();
 	if (error)
 		goto Close_Finish;
+
+	error = freeze_kernel_threads();
+	if (error) {
+		thaw_processes();
+		goto Close_Finish;
+	}
+
 	error = load_image_and_restore();
 	thaw_processes();
  Finish: