diff --git a/src/join.rs b/src/join.rs
index d681d2d..af8fc87 100644
--- a/src/join.rs
+++ b/src/join.rs
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ where
             // If one side is pending, we can't return Ready until that gets resolved.  Because we
             // have already requested that our child streams wake us when it is possible to make
             // any kind of progress, we meet the requirements to return Poll::Pending.
-            (PollState::Item(a, t), PollState::Pending) => {
-                *this.state = JoinState::A(a, t);
-                Poll::Pending
-            }
-            (PollState::Pending, PollState::Item(b, t)) => {
-                *this.state = JoinState::B(b, t);
-                Poll::Pending
-            }
+            (PollState::Item(a, t), PollState::Pending) => Poll::Ready(PollResult::Item {
+                data: a,
+                ordering: t,
+            }),
+            (PollState::Pending, PollState::Item(b, t)) => Poll::Ready(PollResult::Item {
+                data: b,
+                ordering: t,
+            }),
             (PollState::Pending, PollState::Pending) => Poll::Pending,
             (PollState::Pending, PollState::NoneBefore) => Poll::Pending,
             (PollState::NoneBefore, PollState::Pending) => Poll::Pending,