diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 4df492bb..59987dad 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ int top_cpu, top_mem, top_time;
 #ifdef IOSTATS
 int top_io;
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+int top_running;
+#endif
 static unsigned int top_name_width = 15;
 int output_methods;
 static int extra_newline;
@@ -5053,6 +5056,9 @@ static void set_default_configurations(void)
 #ifdef IOSTATS
 	top_io = 0;
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+	top_running = 0;
+#endif
 #ifdef MPD
 	mpd_env_host = getenv("MPD_HOST");
 	mpd_env_port = getenv("MPD_PORT");
diff --git a/src/conky.h b/src/conky.h
index cb85afd9..7e841c5b 100644
--- a/src/conky.h
+++ b/src/conky.h
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ extern int top_cpu, top_mem, top_time;
 #ifdef IOSTATS
 extern int top_io;
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+extern int top_running;
+#endif
 
 /* defined in conky.c, needed by top.c */
 extern int cpu_separate;
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 54621f50..aa7c8e69 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 #ifdef __linux__
 	END OBJ_IF(if_running, INFO_TOP)
 		if (arg) {
+			top_running = 1;
 			obj->data.ifblock.s = strndup(arg, text_buffer_size);
 #else
 	END OBJ_IF(if_running, 0)
diff --git a/src/top.c b/src/top.c
index c363ee73..f4683ee0 100644
--- a/src/top.c
+++ b/src/top.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ void process_find_top(struct process **cpu, struct process **mem,
 #ifdef IOSTATS
 			&& !top_io
 #endif /* IOSTATS */
+			&& !top_running
 	   ) {
 		return;
 	}