diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
index d3192aa612..9d9432b2ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/BackgroundScreen.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
             }
 
             // Make sure the in-progress loading is complete before pushing the screen.
-            while (screen.LoadState != LoadState.Ready)
+            while (screen.LoadState < LoadState.Ready)
                 Thread.Sleep(1);
 
             try