diff --git a/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c b/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
index 216df26e4..76d01d52b 100644
--- a/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
+++ b/examples/accel/perf/accel_perf.c
@@ -570,8 +570,9 @@ _accel_done(void *arg1)
 		}
 	} else if (g_ops_per_batch > 0) {
 		_drain_batch(worker);
+	} else {
+		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&worker->tasks_pool, task, link);
 	}
-
 }
 
 static int