diff --git a/Concurrency/AsyncTaskQueue.hpp b/Concurrency/AsyncTaskQueue.hpp
index 8a470dd70..f4a097935 100644
--- a/Concurrency/AsyncTaskQueue.hpp
+++ b/Concurrency/AsyncTaskQueue.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 	template <typename... Args> AsyncTaskQueue(Args&&... args) :
 		TaskQueueStorage<Performer>(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {
 		if constexpr (start_immediately) {
-			start();
+			start_impl();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public:
 
 	/// Causes any enqueued actions that are not yet scheduled to be scheduled.
 	void perform() {
+		static_assert(!perform_automatically);
 		if(actions_.empty()) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 	/// The queue cannot be restarted; this is a destructive action.
 	void stop() {
 		if(thread_.joinable()) {
-			should_quit_ = true;
+			should_quit_.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 			enqueue([] {});
 			if constexpr (!perform_automatically) {
 				perform();
@@ -124,31 +125,8 @@ public:
 	///
 	/// This is not guaranteed safely to restart a stopped queue.
 	void start() {
-		thread_ = std::thread{
-			[this] {
-				ActionVector actions;
-
-				// Continue until told to quit.
-				while(!should_quit_) {
-					// Wait for new actions to be signalled, and grab them.
-					std::unique_lock lock(condition_mutex_);
-					while(actions_.empty() && !should_quit_) {
-						condition_.wait(lock);
-					}
-					std::swap(actions, actions_);
-					lock.unlock();
-
-					// Update to now (which is possibly a no-op).
-					TaskQueueStorage<Performer>::update();
-
-					// Perform the actions and destroy them.
-					for(const auto &action: actions) {
-						action();
-					}
-					actions.clear();
-				}
-			}
-		};
+		static_assert(!start_immediately);
+		start_impl();
 	}
 
 	/// Schedules any remaining unscheduled work, then blocks synchronously
@@ -177,6 +155,34 @@ public:
 	}
 
 private:
+	void start_impl() {
+		thread_ = std::thread{
+			[this] {
+				ActionVector actions;
+
+				// Continue until told to quit.
+				while(!should_quit_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
+					// Wait for new actions to be signalled, and grab them.
+					std::unique_lock lock(condition_mutex_);
+					while(actions_.empty() && !should_quit_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
+						condition_.wait(lock);
+					}
+					std::swap(actions, actions_);
+					lock.unlock();
+
+					// Update to now (which is possibly a no-op).
+					TaskQueueStorage<Performer>::update();
+
+					// Perform the actions and destroy them.
+					for(const auto &action: actions) {
+						action();
+					}
+					actions.clear();
+				}
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
 	// The list of actions waiting be performed. These will be elided,
 	// increasing their latency, if the emulation thread falls behind.
 	using ActionVector = std::vector<std::function<void(void)>>;