diff --git a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
index 9f7a692cc5c6..b242648bc878 100644
--- a/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
+++ b/core/templates/thread_work_pool.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ThreadWorkPool {
 	}
 
 	bool is_done_dispatching() const {
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(current_work == nullptr, false);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(current_work == nullptr, true);
 		return index.load(std::memory_order_acquire) >= current_work->max_elements;
 	}