diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index ca0ab3270..278476c3e 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ void run_poll_loop()
 		else {
 			_HA_ATOMIC_OR(&sleeping_thread_mask, tid_bit);
 			__ha_barrier_atomic_store();
-			if ((global_tasks_mask & tid_bit) || thread_has_tasks()) {
+			if (thread_has_tasks()) {
 				activity[tid].wake_tasks++;
 				_HA_ATOMIC_AND(&sleeping_thread_mask, ~tid_bit);
 			} else