diff --git a/mjit.c b/mjit.c
index 25b2bd9322..1578c961ae 100644
--- a/mjit.c
+++ b/mjit.c
@@ -681,10 +681,10 @@ stop_worker(void)
 {
     rb_execution_context_t *ec = GET_EC();
 
-    stop_worker_p = TRUE;
     while (!worker_stopped) {
         verbose(3, "Sending cancel signal to worker");
         CRITICAL_SECTION_START(3, "in stop_worker");
+        stop_worker_p = TRUE; /* Setting this inside loop because RUBY_VM_CHECK_INTS may make this FALSE. */
         rb_native_cond_broadcast(&mjit_worker_wakeup);
         CRITICAL_SECTION_FINISH(3, "in stop_worker");
         RUBY_VM_CHECK_INTS(ec);