diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 1ec274b917..d422555666 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -7020,6 +7020,9 @@ Session::auto_connect_thread_run ()
 			 */
 			while (g_atomic_int_and (&_latency_recompute_pending, 0)) {
 				update_latency_compensation (true, false);
+				if (g_atomic_int_get (&_latency_recompute_pending)) {
+					Glib::usleep (1000);
+				}
 			}
 		}