diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.cc b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.cc
index c1a28f1d1dca520987a5c85c044927eb38521673..0bf05c3c112c467b9cdae091e0d2d38d4d299655 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.cc
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor(
 FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
     const std::vector<std::string> &fetch_tensors) {
   std::unordered_map<OpHandleBase *, size_t> pending_ops;
-  std::unordered_map<VarHandleBase *, std::atomic<bool>> pending_vars;
+  std::unordered_set<VarHandleBase *> pending_vars;
+
+  BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> ready_vars;
+
   std::unordered_set<OpHandleBase *> ready_ops;
 
-  auto InsertPendingVar = [&pending_vars](VarHandleBase &var) {
-    pending_vars[&var] = var.generated_op_ == nullptr;
+  auto InsertPendingVar = [&pending_vars, &ready_vars](VarHandleBase &var) {
+    pending_vars.insert(&var);
+    if (var.generated_op_ == nullptr) {
+      ready_vars.Push(&var);
+    }
   };
 
   auto InsertPendingOp = [&pending_ops](OpHandleBase &op_instance) {
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
 
   auto run_all_ready_ops = [&] {
     for (auto *op : ready_ops) {
-      RunOp(pending_vars, op);
+      RunOp(ready_vars, op);
     }
     ready_ops.clear();
   };
@@ -118,29 +124,7 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
     run_all_ready_ops();
 
     // 2. Find ready variable
-    VarHandleBase *ready_var = nullptr;
-    for (auto &pair : pending_vars) {
-      if (pair.second.load(std::memory_order_acquire)) {
-        ready_var = pair.first;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // if there is no variable ready
-    if (ready_var == nullptr) {
-      // FIXME use conditional var instead of busy wait.
-      // if there is an exception, throw it
-      if (exception_) {
-        throw * exception_;
-      }
-
-      VLOG(10) << "=============================";
-      for (auto &op : pending_ops) {
-        VLOG(10) << op.first->DebugString();
-      }
-      // keep waiting the ready variables
-      continue;
-    }
+    VarHandleBase *ready_var = ready_vars.Pop();
 
     // 3. Remove the dependency of ready_var.
     // Find the ready_ops after the ready_var.
@@ -189,23 +173,15 @@ FeedFetchList ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::Run(
 }
 
 void ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor::RunOp(
-    std::unordered_map<VarHandleBase *, std::atomic<bool>> &pending_vars,
-    details::OpHandleBase *op) {
-  std::vector<std::atomic<bool> *> *ready_buffer =
-      new std::vector<std::atomic<bool> *>();
-  for (auto *var : op->outputs_) {
-    ready_buffer->emplace_back(&pending_vars[var]);
-  }
-
-  auto op_run = [ready_buffer, op, this] {
+    BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> &ready_var_q, details::OpHandleBase *op) {
+  auto op_run = [&ready_var_q, op, this] {
     try {
       VLOG(10) << op->Name() << " : " << op->DebugString();
       op->Run(use_event_);
 
-      for (auto *ready : *ready_buffer) {
-        ready->store(true, std::memory_order_release);
+      for (auto &each : op->outputs_) {
+        ready_var_q.Push(each);
       }
-      delete ready_buffer;
     } catch (platform::EnforceNotMet ex) {
       exception_.reset(new platform::EnforceNotMet(ex));
     } catch (...) {
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.h b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.h
index 14b10cd0eb501966136f20ea8bdfc6ab1cd1d179..26ff14786397933382795c1371e6ab68185b0abe 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/details/threaded_ssa_graph_executor.h
@@ -24,6 +24,33 @@ class Scope;
 
 namespace details {
 
+template <typename T>
+class BlockingQueue {
+ public:
+  void Push(const T &v) {
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> g(mutex_);
+      q_.emplace_back(v);
+    }
+    cv_.notify_one();
+  }
+
+  T Pop() {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    while (q_.empty()) {
+      cv_.wait(lock);
+    }
+    T v = q_.front();
+    q_.pop_front();
+    return v;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+  std::condition_variable cv_;
+  std::deque<T> q_;
+};
+
 class ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor : public SSAGraphExecutor {
  public:
   ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor(size_t num_threads, bool use_event,
@@ -38,9 +65,8 @@ class ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor : public SSAGraphExecutor {
   ~ThreadedSSAGraphExecutor() {}
 
  private:
-  void RunOp(
-      std::unordered_map<VarHandleBase *, std::atomic<bool>> &pending_vars,
-      details::OpHandleBase *op);
+  void RunOp(BlockingQueue<VarHandleBase *> &ready_var_q,
+             details::OpHandleBase *op);
 
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<::ThreadPool> pool_;