diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 61738c056..5c825d215 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   cost, however. The virtual filesystem used by BPD is available for
   reuse by plugins (e.g., the FUSE plugin).
 * Fix crash when autotagging files with no metadata.
+* Fix a rare deadlock when finishing the import pipeline.
 
 1.0b8
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diff --git a/beets/util/pipeline.py b/beets/util/pipeline.py
index 549ad0913..c0dd71086 100644
--- a/beets/util/pipeline.py
+++ b/beets/util/pipeline.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def _invalidate_queue(q, val=None, sync=True):
         q._qsize = _qsize
         q._put = _put
         q._get = _get
-        q.not_empty.notify()
-        q.not_full.notify()
+        q.not_empty.notifyAll()
+        q.not_full.notifyAll()
 
     finally:
         if sync: