diff --git a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
index 5b5d47bd1bc..c5fadfc6e26 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -735,14 +735,20 @@ public class DefaultMessageListenerContainer extends AbstractPollingMessageListe
 			long receiveTimeout = getReceiveTimeout();
 			long waitStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 			int waitCount = 0;
+			boolean interrupted = false;
 			while (this.activeInvokerCount > 0) {
 				if (waitCount > 0 && !isAcceptMessagesWhileStopping() &&
 						System.currentTimeMillis() - waitStartTime >= receiveTimeout) {
 					// Unexpectedly some invokers are still active after the receive timeout period
 					// -> interrupt remaining receive attempts since we'd reject the messages anyway
+					if (interrupted) {
+						// Already interrupted -> not worth waiting any longer...
+						break;
+					}
 					for (AsyncMessageListenerInvoker scheduledInvoker : this.scheduledInvokers) {
 						scheduledInvoker.interruptIfNecessary();
 					}
+					interrupted = true;
 				}
 				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 					logger.debug("Still waiting for shutdown of " + this.activeInvokerCount +