diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 2427104e..7bebdf09 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -3067,9 +3067,10 @@ static void *getwork_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 			lagging = true;
 
 		/* Wait until hash_pop tells us we need to create more work */
-		if (ts > opt_queue)
+		if (ts > opt_queue) {
 			pthread_cond_wait(&gws_cond, stgd_lock);
-		ts = __total_staged();
+			ts = __total_staged();
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(stgd_lock);
 		if (ts > opt_queue)
 			continue;