Index: thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-job.c
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--- thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-job.c	(revision 21117)
+++ thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-job.c	(working copy)
@@ -258,13 +258,14 @@
   g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (job));
 
   /* allocate a main loop for this job */
-  job->priv->loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
+  job->priv->loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, TRUE);
 
   /* schedule a thread to handle the job */
   g_thread_pool_push (job_pool, job, NULL);
 
   /* wait for the job to finish */
-  g_main_loop_run (job->priv->loop);
+  if (g_main_loop_is_running (job->priv->loop))
+    g_main_loop_run (job->priv->loop);
 
   /* emit the "finished" signal */
   g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (job), job_signals[FINISHED], 0);