diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet2.0/NetworkInterface.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet2.0/NetworkInterface.cc
index 0ac55d260..fe9f1b87e 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet2.0/NetworkInterface.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet2.0/NetworkInterface.cc
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ NetworkInterface::wakeup()
             msg_ptr = b->peekMsgPtr();
             if (flitisizeMessage(msg_ptr, vnet)) {
                 b->dequeue(curTime);
-            } else {
-                break;
             }
         }
     }