diff --git a/include/dpp/event_router.h b/include/dpp/event_router.h
index 390b254b47..6b4787b98d 100644
--- a/include/dpp/event_router.h
+++ b/include/dpp/event_router.h
@@ -462,10 +462,16 @@ template<class T> class event_router_t {
 	 * @retval false if there are some listeners
 	 */
 	[[nodiscard]] bool empty() const {
-		std::shared_lock lock(mutex);
+#ifdef DPP_CORO
+		std::shared_lock lock{mutex};
 		std::shared_lock coro_lock{coro_mutex};
 
 		return dispatch_container.empty() && coro_awaiters.empty();
+#else
+		std::shared_lock lock{mutex};
+
+		return dispatch_container.empty();
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/**