diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 67e95863..c1591a8f 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static void inc_queued(void)
 static void dec_queued(void)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&qd_lock);
-	if (total_queued > total_staged)
+	if (total_queued > 0)
 		total_queued--;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&qd_lock);
 	dec_staged(1);