--- AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm	2008/06/06 15:32:54	1.66
+++ AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm	2008/06/06 15:33:10	1.67
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
    $self->on_drain (delete $self->{on_drain}) if $self->{on_drain};
 
    $self->start_read
-      if $self->{on_read} || @{ $self->{_queue} };
+      if $self->{on_read};
 
    $self
 }