diff --git a/drivers/lguest/core.c b/drivers/lguest/core.c
index 5c13e93898f9..b5fdcb78a75b 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/core.c
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ int run_guest(struct lg_cpu *cpu, unsigned long __user *user)
 			}
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * All long-lived kernel loops need to check with this horrible
+		 * thing called the freezer.  If the Host is trying to suspend,
+		 * it stops us.
+		 */
+		try_to_freeze();
+
 		/* Check for signals */
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -245,13 +252,6 @@ int run_guest(struct lg_cpu *cpu, unsigned long __user *user)
 		if (irq < LGUEST_IRQS)
 			try_deliver_interrupt(cpu, irq, more);
 
-		/*
-		 * All long-lived kernel loops need to check with this horrible
-		 * thing called the freezer.  If the Host is trying to suspend,
-		 * it stops us.
-		 */
-		try_to_freeze();
-
 		/*
 		 * Just make absolutely sure the Guest is still alive.  One of
 		 * those hypercalls could have been fatal, for example.