diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 098f396..f230e81 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@
 
 static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work);
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(optimizing_work, kprobe_optimizer);
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(optimizer_comp);
 #define OPTIMIZE_DELAY 5
 
 /*
@@ -552,8 +551,7 @@
 /* Start optimizer after OPTIMIZE_DELAY passed */
 static __kprobes void kick_kprobe_optimizer(void)
 {
-	if (!delayed_work_pending(&optimizing_work))
-		schedule_delayed_work(&optimizing_work, OPTIMIZE_DELAY);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&optimizing_work, OPTIMIZE_DELAY);
 }
 
 /* Kprobe jump optimizer */
@@ -592,16 +590,25 @@
 	/* Step 5: Kick optimizer again if needed */
 	if (!list_empty(&optimizing_list) || !list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
 		kick_kprobe_optimizer();
-	else
-		/* Wake up all waiters */
-		complete_all(&optimizer_comp);
 }
 
 /* Wait for completing optimization and unoptimization */
 static __kprobes void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void)
 {
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&optimizing_work))
-		wait_for_completion(&optimizer_comp);
+	mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
+
+	while (!list_empty(&optimizing_list) || !list_empty(&unoptimizing_list)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
+
+		/* this will also make optimizing_work execute immmediately */
+		flush_delayed_work(&optimizing_work);
+		/* @optimizing_work might not have been queued yet, relax */
+		cpu_relax();
+
+		mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
 }
 
 /* Optimize kprobe if p is ready to be optimized */