diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 7e17a54..7e6d78d 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,8 @@
 	int t;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-		t = wait_for_completion_timeout(&dm_device.config_event, 1*HZ);
+		t = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
+						&dm_device.config_event, 1*HZ);
 		/*
 		 * The host expects us to post information on the memory
 		 * pressure every second.