diff --git a/client/cs_scheduler.cpp b/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
index de2772fed5..484f675674 100644
--- a/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/client/cs_scheduler.cpp
@@ -508,13 +508,6 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::scheduler_rpc_poll() {
     return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool requested_work() {
-    for (int i=0; i<coprocs.n_rsc; i++) {
-        if (rsc_work_fetch[i].req_secs) return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 // Handle the reply from a scheduler
 //
 int CLIENT_STATE::handle_scheduler_reply(
@@ -532,7 +525,7 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::handle_scheduler_reply(
 
     project->last_rpc_time = now;
 
-    if (requested_work()) {
+    if (work_fetch.requested_work()) {
         had_or_requested_work = true;
     }
 
@@ -545,7 +538,7 @@ int CLIENT_STATE::handle_scheduler_reply(
     if (retval) return retval;
 
     if (log_flags.sched_ops) {
-        if (requested_work()) {
+        if (work_fetch.requested_work()) {
             sprintf(buf, ": got %d new tasks", (int)sr.results.size());
         } else {
             strcpy(buf, "");
diff --git a/client/work_fetch.cpp b/client/work_fetch.cpp
index ebf3d3cd6e..8364da608b 100644
--- a/client/work_fetch.cpp
+++ b/client/work_fetch.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,13 @@ void WORK_FETCH::clear_request() {
     }
 }
 
+bool WORK_FETCH::requested_work() {
+    for (int i=0; i<coprocs.n_rsc; i++) {
+        if (rsc_work_fetch[i].req_secs) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 // we're going to contact this project for reasons other than work fetch;
 // decide if we should piggy-back a work fetch request.
 //
@@ -518,6 +525,9 @@ void WORK_FETCH::piggyback_work_request(PROJECT* p) {
             rwf.set_request_excluded(p);
         }
     }
+    if (!requested_work()) {
+        p->pwf.cant_fetch_work_reason = CANT_FETCH_WORK_DONT_NEED;
+    }
 }
 
 // see if there's a fetchable non-CPU-intensive project without work
@@ -858,10 +868,10 @@ void WORK_FETCH::handle_reply(
     PROJECT* p, SCHEDULER_REPLY*, vector<RESULT*> new_results
 ) {
     bool got_work[MAX_RSC];
-    bool requested_work[MAX_RSC];
+    bool requested_work_rsc[MAX_RSC];
     for (int i=0; i<coprocs.n_rsc; i++) {
         got_work[i] = false;
-        requested_work[i] = (rsc_work_fetch[i].req_secs > 0);
+        requested_work_rsc[i] = (rsc_work_fetch[i].req_secs > 0);
     }
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<new_results.size(); i++) {
         RESULT* rp = new_results[i];
@@ -877,7 +887,7 @@ void WORK_FETCH::handle_reply(
         // - the RPC was done for a reason that is automatic
         //   and potentially frequent
         //
-        if (requested_work[i] && !got_work[i]) {
+        if (requested_work_rsc[i] && !got_work[i]) {
             if (p->rsc_pwf[i].backoff_time < gstate.now) {
                 switch (p->sched_rpc_pending) {
                 case RPC_REASON_RESULTS_DUE:
diff --git a/client/work_fetch.h b/client/work_fetch.h
index e3249fb097..45438e5dc5 100644
--- a/client/work_fetch.h
+++ b/client/work_fetch.h
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ struct WORK_FETCH {
     void compute_shares();
     void clear_backoffs(APP_VERSION&);
     void request_string(char*);
+    bool requested_work();
 };
 
 extern RSC_WORK_FETCH rsc_work_fetch[MAX_RSC];