diff --git a/src/bio.c b/src/bio.c
index b525afb7..5ff5b1c8 100644
--- a/src/bio.c
+++ b/src/bio.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void bioCreateBackgroundJob(int type, void *data) {
     job->data = data;
     pthread_mutex_lock(&bio_mutex);
     listAddNodeTail(bio_jobs,job);
+    pthread_cond_signal(&bio_condvar);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&bio_mutex);
 }