diff --git a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
index d594fc2c8640..0e54952eea2c 100644
--- a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
+++ b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static void fpm_process_queue(struct event *t)
 	 * until the dataplane thread gets scheduled for new,
 	 * unrelated work.
 	 */
-	if (dplane_provider_out_ctx_queue_len(fnc->prov) > 0)
+	if (processed_contexts)
 		dplane_provider_work_ready();
 }