connection.go | 4 ++--

diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index a140e24c7a50847b7ff4199fc7023ce403b8e657..85f99e79c9158518b0e106d993d88c9d071b642c 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ 	c.pieceRequestOrder.Remove(piece)
 }
 
 func (c *connection) updatePiecePriority(piece int) {
+	tpp := c.t.piecePriority(piece)
 	if !c.PeerHasPiece(piece) {
-		return
+		tpp = PiecePriorityNone
 	}
-	tpp := c.t.piecePriority(piece)
 	if tpp == PiecePriorityNone {
 		c.stopRequestingPiece(piece)
 		return