diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 1a39a660dd18..90295cc94b82 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -753,8 +753,7 @@ p9_client_rpc(struct p9_client *c, int8_t type, const char *fmt, ...)
 	}
 again:
 	/* Wait for the response */
-	err = wait_event_interruptible(*req->wq,
-				       req->status >= REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
+	err = wait_event_killable(*req->wq, req->status >= REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure our req is coherent with regard to updates in other
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index 6940d8fe8971..2121d9e5f801 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ p9_virtio_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 		if (err == -ENOSPC) {
 			chan->ring_bufs_avail = 0;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
-			err = wait_event_interruptible(*chan->vc_wq,
-							chan->ring_bufs_avail);
+			err = wait_event_killable(*chan->vc_wq,
+						  chan->ring_bufs_avail);
 			if (err  == -ERESTARTSYS)
 				return err;
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int p9_get_mapped_pages(struct virtio_chan *chan,
 		 * Other zc request to finish here
 		 */
 		if (atomic_read(&vp_pinned) >= chan->p9_max_pages) {
-			err = wait_event_interruptible(vp_wq,
+			err = wait_event_killable(vp_wq,
 			      (atomic_read(&vp_pinned) < chan->p9_max_pages));
 			if (err == -ERESTARTSYS)
 				return err;
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ p9_virtio_zc_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req,
 		if (err == -ENOSPC) {
 			chan->ring_bufs_avail = 0;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
-			err = wait_event_interruptible(*chan->vc_wq,
-						       chan->ring_bufs_avail);
+			err = wait_event_killable(*chan->vc_wq,
+						  chan->ring_bufs_avail);
 			if (err  == -ERESTARTSYS)
 				goto err_out;
 
@@ -472,8 +472,7 @@ p9_virtio_zc_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req,
 	virtqueue_kick(chan->vq);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "virtio request kicked\n");
-	err = wait_event_interruptible(*req->wq,
-				       req->status >= REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
+	err = wait_event_killable(*req->wq, req->status >= REQ_STATUS_RCVD);
 	/*
 	 * Non kernel buffers are pinned, unpin them
 	 */