diff --git a/src/engine/structures/lock.rs b/src/engine/structures/lock.rs
index e41c63ef45..a849a28b9b 100644
--- a/src/engine/structures/lock.rs
+++ b/src/engine/structures/lock.rs
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ where
     /// Returns true if the current request should be put in the wait queue.
     /// * Always returns false if the index for the given request is in the record of woken
     /// tasks.
-    /// * Otherwise, returns true if any of the following conditions are met:
-    ///   * There are already tasks waiting in the queue.
+    /// * Otherwise, returns true if either of the following conditions are met:
     ///   * The lock already has a conflicting acquisition.
     ///   * The request conflicts with any tasks that have already been woken up.
     fn should_wait(&self, ty: &WaitType<U>, idx: u64) -> bool {
@@ -305,9 +304,7 @@ where
             );
             false
         } else {
-            let should_wait = !self.waiting.is_empty()
-                || self.already_acquired(ty)
-                || self.conflicts_with_woken(ty);
+            let should_wait = self.already_acquired(ty) || self.conflicts_with_woken(ty);
             if should_wait {
                 trace!(
                     "Putting task with index {}, wait type {:?} to sleep",
@@ -372,25 +369,17 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Determines whether a task should be woken up from the queue.
-    /// Returns true if:
-    /// * The waiting task does not conflict with any already woken tasks.
-    /// * The waiting task does not conflict with any locks currently held.
-    fn should_wake(&self) -> bool {
-        if let Some(w) = self.waiting.front() {
-            !self.conflicts_with_woken(&w.ty) && !self.already_acquired(&w.ty)
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Wake all non-conflicting tasks in the queue and stop at the first conflicting task.
+    /// Wake all non-conflicting tasks in the queue.
     /// Adds all woken tasks to the record of woken tasks.
     fn wake(&mut self) {
-        while self.should_wake() {
-            if let Some(w) = self.waiting.pop_front() {
-                self.woken.insert(w.idx, w.ty);
-                w.waker.wake();
+        let mut waiting = VecDeque::new();
+        std::mem::swap(&mut waiting, &mut self.waiting);
+        for waiter in waiting.drain(..) {
+            if !self.conflicts_with_woken(&waiter.ty) && !self.already_acquired(&waiter.ty) {
+                self.woken.insert(waiter.idx, waiter.ty);
+                waiter.waker.wake();
+            } else {
+                self.waiting.push_back(waiter);
             }
         }
     }