diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
index 8d51bacba3..32c42857f0 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
@@ -43,17 +43,12 @@ class SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
                     // Waken up by interruptThread()
                 }
             } else {
+                processTaskQueue();
                 ch.unsafe().read();
-                for (;;) {
-                    Runnable task = pollTask();
-                    if (task == null) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    task.run();
-                }
 
                 // Handle deregistration
                 if (!ch.isRegistered()) {
+                    processTaskQueue();
                     deregister();
                 }
             }
@@ -64,6 +59,16 @@ class SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
         }
     }
 
+    private void processTaskQueue() {
+        for (;;) {
+            Runnable task = pollTask();
+            if (task == null) {
+                break;
+            }
+            task.run();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void wakeup(boolean inEventLoop) {
         interruptThread();