diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index 287f406..f3253c6 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 	if (b_alloc_margin(&s->res.buf, 0))
 		return 1;
 
-	MT_LIST_ADDQ(&buffer_wq, &s->buffer_wait.list);
+	MT_LIST_TRY_ADDQ(&buffer_wq, &s->buffer_wait.list);
 	return 0;
 }