diff --git a/src/loaders/svg_loader/tvgSvgLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/svg_loader/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
index 928c7542..2bfafdb3 100644
--- a/src/loaders/svg_loader/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/svg_loader/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ bool SvgLoader::read()
         return loader->builder.build(loader->loaderData.doc);
     };
 
-    rootProgress = async(launch::async, asyncTask, this);
+    rootProgress = async((launch::async | launch::deferred), asyncTask, this);
 
     return true;
 }