diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index fc128f79c..977582b6e 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -1551,7 +1551,6 @@ namespace aux {
 	{
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(m_deferred_submit_disk_jobs);
 		m_deferred_submit_disk_jobs = false;
-		if (m_abort) return;
 		m_disk_thread.submit_jobs();
 	}