diff --git a/src/disk_io_thread.cpp b/src/disk_io_thread.cpp
index 9d340858f..91b80ed55 100644
--- a/src/disk_io_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/disk_io_thread.cpp
@@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 							continue;
 						}
 						post_callback(i->second.callback, i->second, -3);
+						if (elevator_job_pos == i) ++elevator_job_pos;
 						sorted_read_jobs.erase(i++);
 					}
 					jl.unlock();
@@ -1788,6 +1789,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 							continue;
 						}
 						post_callback(i->second.callback, i->second, -3);
+						if (elevator_job_pos == i) ++elevator_job_pos;
 						sorted_read_jobs.erase(i++);
 					}