diff --git a/src/platform/linux/wayland/event_loop.rs b/src/platform/linux/wayland/event_loop.rs
index 48b81bd4..d21597b7 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/wayland/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/wayland/event_loop.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,13 @@ impl EventsLoop {
         let static_cb = unsafe { ::std::mem::transmute(Box::new(callback) as Box<FnMut(_)>) };
         let old_cb = unsafe { self.sink.lock().unwrap().set_callback(static_cb) };
 
-        while !self.interrupted.load(::std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        loop {
+            // If `interrupt` was called, break from the loop after resetting the flag.
+            if self.interrupted.load(::std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                self.interrupted.store(false, ::std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                break;
+            }
+
             self.ctxt.dispatch();
             evq_guard.dispatch_pending().expect("Wayland connection unexpectedly lost");
             let ids_guard = self.decorated_ids.lock().unwrap();