diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/util/GitFreezingProcess.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/util/GitFreezingProcess.java
index b3b1a26ce3d9..96f6bb246df3 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/util/GitFreezingProcess.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/util/GitFreezingProcess.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ex.ProjectManagerEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ChangeListManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ChangeListManagerEx;
+import com.intellij.util.continuation.SemaphoreContinuationContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import static com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState.defaultModalityState;
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ public class GitFreezingProcess {
   }
 
   private void freeze() {
-    myChangeListManager.freezeImmediately("Local changes are not available until Git " + myOperationTitle + " is finished.");
+    myChangeListManager.freeze(new SemaphoreContinuationContext(),
+                               "Local changes are not available until Git " + myOperationTitle + " is finished.");
   }
 
   private void unfreeze() {