diff --git a/src/osg/BufferObject.cpp b/src/osg/BufferObject.cpp
index 1b8c97678..798333d71 100644
--- a/src/osg/BufferObject.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/BufferObject.cpp
@@ -749,14 +749,17 @@ GLBufferObject* GLBufferObjectSet::takeFromOrphans(BufferObject* bufferObject)
 
 GLBufferObject* GLBufferObjectSet::takeOrGenerate(BufferObject* bufferObject)
 {
-    // see if we can recyle GLBufferObject from the orphane list
-    if (!_pendingOrphanedGLBufferObjects.empty())
+    // see if we can recyle GLBufferObject from the orphan list
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_mutex);
-        handlePendingOrphandedGLBufferObjects();
-        return takeFromOrphans(bufferObject);
+        if (!_pendingOrphanedGLBufferObjects.empty())
+        {
+            handlePendingOrphandedGLBufferObjects();
+            return takeFromOrphans(bufferObject);
+        }
     }
-    else if (!_orphanedGLBufferObjects.empty())
+
+    if (!_orphanedGLBufferObjects.empty())
     {
         return takeFromOrphans(bufferObject);
     }
diff --git a/src/osg/Texture.cpp b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
index 641553d50..526bed599 100644
--- a/src/osg/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Texture.cpp
@@ -514,14 +514,17 @@ Texture::TextureObject* Texture::TextureObjectSet::takeFromOrphans(Texture* text
 
 Texture::TextureObject* Texture::TextureObjectSet::takeOrGenerate(Texture* texture)
 {
-    // see if we can recyle TextureObject from the orphane list
-    if (!_pendingOrphanedTextureObjects.empty())
+    // see if we can recyle TextureObject from the orphan list
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_mutex);
-        handlePendingOrphandedTextureObjects();
-        return takeFromOrphans(texture);
+        if (!_pendingOrphanedTextureObjects.empty())
+        {
+            handlePendingOrphandedTextureObjects();
+            return takeFromOrphans(texture);
+        }
     }
-    else if (!_orphanedTextureObjects.empty())
+
+    if (!_orphanedTextureObjects.empty())
     {
         return takeFromOrphans(texture);
     }