diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage/transaction_scheduler/prio_graph_scheduler.rs b/core/src/banking_stage/transaction_scheduler/prio_graph_scheduler.rs
index 9256d26c3ac5c9..f4b114e21222c3 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage/transaction_scheduler/prio_graph_scheduler.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage/transaction_scheduler/prio_graph_scheduler.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ impl<Tx: TransactionWithMeta> PrioGraphScheduler<Tx> {
         let mut num_scheduled: usize = 0;
         let mut num_sent: usize = 0;
         let mut num_unschedulable: usize = 0;
-        while num_scheduled < self.config.max_transactions_per_scheduling_pass {
+        'outer_schedule_loop: while num_scheduled < self.config.max_transactions_per_scheduling_pass
+        {
             // If nothing is in the main-queue of the `PrioGraph` then there's nothing left to schedule.
             if self.prio_graph.is_empty() {
                 break;
@@ -264,12 +265,12 @@ impl<Tx: TransactionWithMeta> PrioGraphScheduler<Tx> {
                         {
                             schedulable_threads.remove(thread_id);
                             if schedulable_threads.is_empty() {
-                                break;
+                                break 'outer_schedule_loop;
                             }
                         }
 
                         if num_scheduled >= self.config.max_transactions_per_scheduling_pass {
-                            break;
+                            break 'outer_schedule_loop;
                         }
                     }
                 }