diff --git a/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp b/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
index 68d6d27f8..2789cce8d 100644
--- a/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_packetqueue.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ bool PacketQueue::queuePacket(std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> add_packet) {
       if (max_video_packet_count > 0) {
         while (packet_counts[video_stream_id] > max_video_packet_count) {
           Error("Unable to free up older packets.  Waiting.");
+          condition.notify_all();
           condition.wait(lck);
           if (deleting or zm_terminate)
             return false;