diff --git a/src/Driver/EncryptedIoQueue.c b/src/Driver/EncryptedIoQueue.c
index 146410a0..e990ebdb 100644
--- a/src/Driver/EncryptedIoQueue.c
+++ b/src/Driver/EncryptedIoQueue.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ static VOID MainThreadProc (PVOID threadArg)
 				request = GetPoolBuffer (queue, sizeof (EncryptedIoRequest));
 				if (!request)
 				{
+					InterlockedDecrement(&queue->IoThreadPendingRequestCount);
 					CompleteOriginalIrp (item, STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES, 0);
 					break;
 				}