diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
index cfee421bd..91fecedbf 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
@@ -1017,7 +1017,10 @@ impl Worker {
                 .idle
                 .notify_mult(synced, &mut self.workers_to_notify, num);
 
-            debug_assert!(self.workers_to_notify.is_empty());
+            // Notify any workers
+            for worker in self.workers_to_notify.drain(..) {
+                cx.shared().condvars[worker].notify_one()
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/mod.rs
index b12a76e26..56699998c 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ cfg_loom! {
 
     // Make sure debug assertions are enabled
     #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-    compiler_error!("these tests require debug assertions to be enabled");
+    compile_error!("these tests require debug assertions to be enabled");
 }
 
 cfg_not_loom! {