diff --git a/src/add-ons/print/transports/print_to_file/Jamfile b/src/add-ons/print/transports/print_to_file/Jamfile
index 5f3f78be79..e5f8d5ea31 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/print/transports/print_to_file/Jamfile
+++ b/src/add-ons/print/transports/print_to_file/Jamfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src add-ons print transports print_to_file ;
 
 SetSubDirSupportedPlatformsBeOSCompatible ;
 
+# In case of changing the name of this transport add-on
+# the method NeedsLocking() in src/servers/print/ResourceManager.cpp
+# has to be updated as well.
 Addon Print\ To\ File : 
 	print_transport.cpp
 	FileSelector.cpp
diff --git a/src/servers/print/Printer.cpp b/src/servers/print/Printer.cpp
index b3e28ef8db..fe7487774a 100644
--- a/src/servers/print/Printer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/print/Printer.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Printer::Printer(const BDirectory* node, Resource* res)
 	: Inherited(B_EMPTY_STRING),
 	fPrinter(gLock, be_app, *node),
 	fResource(res),
-	fSinglePrintThread(true),
+	fSinglePrintThread(res->NeedsLocking()),
 	fJob(NULL),
 	fProcessing(0),
 	fAbort(false)
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ Printer::Printer(const BDirectory* node, Resource* res)
 	if (SpoolDir()->ReadAttrString(PSRV_PRINTER_ATTR_PRT_NAME, &name) == B_OK)
 		SetName(name.String());
 
-	if (name == "Preview")
-		fSinglePrintThread = false;
-
 		// Add us to the global list of known printer definitions
 	sPrinters.AddItem(this);
 
diff --git a/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.cpp b/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.cpp
index a78bfd6686..4389491e2f 100644
--- a/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ Resource::~Resource() {
 }
 
 bool Resource::NeedsLocking() {
-	return !(fTransport == "Print to File" || fTransport == "NONE"); 
+	// TODO R2: Provide API to query that information
+	// ATM: Print jobs are not processed sequentially
+	// if the transport add-on is either "Print To File"
+	// or in case of "Preview" printer it
+	// is set on R5 to "NONE" IIRC and the Haiku
+	// preflet sets an empty string.
+	return !(fTransport == "Print To File" 
+		|| fTransport == "NONE"
+		|| fTransport == ""); 
 }
 
 bool Resource::Equals(const char* transport, const char* address, const char* connection) {
diff --git a/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.h b/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.h
index 349fdceaaf..85e3b090d8 100644
--- a/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.h
+++ b/src/servers/print/ResourceManager.h
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ private:
 	BString  fConnection;
 	sem_id   fResourceAvailable;
 
-	bool NeedsLocking();
-
-
 public:
 	Resource(const char* transport, const char* address, const char* connection);
 	~Resource();
 
+	bool NeedsLocking();
+
 	bool Equals(const char* transport, const char* address, const char* connection);
 
 	const BString& Transport() const { return fTransport; }