diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 45926b4..2f71db7 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -3861,7 +3861,12 @@
 
         {
             Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-            mWaitWorkCV.wait(mLock);
+            while (!((mWriteAckSequence & 1) ||
+                     (mDrainSequence & 1) ||
+                     exitPending())) {
+                mWaitWorkCV.wait(mLock);
+            }
+
             if (exitPending()) {
                 break;
             }