diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Queue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Queue.cs
index 151d3d5fd6..a4f48f35f5 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Queue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Queue.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ public partial class Dispatcher
                 
                 if (Now - backgroundJobExecutionStartedAt.Value > _maximumInputStarvationTime)
                 {
-                    _signaled = true;
                     RequestBackgroundProcessing();
                     return;
                 }