diff --git a/lib/base/process.cpp b/lib/base/process.cpp
index b6b0d9d42..9315c017e 100644
--- a/lib/base/process.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/process.cpp
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ void Process::WorkerThreadProc(int taskFd)
 
 		int idx = 0;
 
-		if (tasks.size() < MaxTasksPerThread) {
-			pfds[idx].fd = taskFd;
-			pfds[idx].events = POLLIN;
-			idx++;
-		}
-
 		int fd;
 		BOOST_FOREACH(tie(fd, tuples::ignore), tasks) {
 			pfds[idx].fd = fd;
@@ -174,6 +168,12 @@ void Process::WorkerThreadProc(int taskFd)
 			idx++;
 		}
 
+		if (tasks.size() < MaxTasksPerThread) {
+			pfds[idx].fd = taskFd;
+			pfds[idx].events = POLLIN;
+			idx++;
+		}
+
 		int rc = poll(pfds, idx, -1);
 
 		if (rc < 0 && errno != EINTR)