diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
index 7bffaf6f5d..73a9e50174 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
@@ -1870,6 +1870,12 @@ void Processor::smp_broadcast_message(ProcessorMessage& msg, bool async)
         // to the pool. Otherwise, the last processor to complete it will return it
         while (atomic_load(&msg.refs, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_consume) != 0) {
             // TODO: pause for a bit?
+
+            // We need to check here if another processor may have requested
+            // us to halt before this message could be delivered. Otherwise
+            // we're just spinning the CPU because msg.refs will never drop to 0.
+            if (cur_proc.m_halt_requested)
+                halt_this();
         }
 
         smp_cleanup_message(msg);