diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh
index 249111f..43effa9 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/fetch_impl.hh
@@ -1049,7 +1049,8 @@
     if (checkStall(tid) &&
         fetchStatus[tid] != IcacheWaitResponse &&
         fetchStatus[tid] != IcacheWaitRetry &&
-        fetchStatus[tid] != ItlbWait) {
+        fetchStatus[tid] != ItlbWait &&
+        fetchStatus[tid] != QuiescePending) {
         DPRINTF(Fetch, "[tid:%i]: Setting to blocked\n",tid);
 
         fetchStatus[tid] = Blocked;