diff --git a/src/threading.cpp b/src/threading.cpp
index 4f7f5b12b..725b58c89 100644
--- a/src/threading.cpp
+++ b/src/threading.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct Wait_Signal {
 };
 
 gb_internal void wait_signal_until_available(Wait_Signal *ws) {
-	while (ws->futex.load() == 0) {
+	if (ws->futex.load() == 0) {
 		futex_wait(&ws->futex, 1);
 	}
 }