diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 0236f0d5fd91..e0f30186d513 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -284,13 +284,7 @@ static void serio_handle_event(void)
 
 	mutex_lock(&serio_mutex);
 
-	/*
-	 * Note that we handle only one event here to give swsusp
-	 * a chance to freeze kseriod thread. Serio events should
-	 * be pretty rare so we are not concerned about taking
-	 * performance hit.
-	 */
-	if ((event = serio_get_event())) {
+	while ((event = serio_get_event())) {
 
 		switch (event->type) {
 			case SERIO_REGISTER_PORT:
@@ -380,10 +374,9 @@ static struct serio *serio_get_pending_child(struct serio *parent)
 
 static int serio_thread(void *nothing)
 {
-	set_freezable();
 	do {
 		serio_handle_event();
-		wait_event_freezable(serio_wait,
+		wait_event_interruptible(serio_wait,
 			kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&serio_event_list));
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());