diff --git a/src/jrd/vio.cpp b/src/jrd/vio.cpp
index da7508fa42..b2e2441742 100644
--- a/src/jrd/vio.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/vio.cpp
@@ -3292,7 +3292,7 @@ void VIO_verb_cleanup(thread_db* tdbb, jrd_tra* transaction)
 
 	// Cleanup/merge deferred work/event post
 
-	if (sav_point->sav_verb_actions || (sav_point->sav_flags & SAV_force_dfw))
+	if (sav_point->sav_verb_actions || sav_point->sav_verb_count || (sav_point->sav_flags & SAV_force_dfw))
 	{
 		if (sav_point->sav_verb_count) {
 			DFW_delete_deferred(transaction, sav_point->sav_number);