1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/block/linux-aio.c b/block/linux-aio.c
index 4c423fcccf..6078da7e42 100644
--- a/block/linux-aio.c
+++ b/block/linux-aio.c
@@ -363,8 +363,10 @@ void laio_io_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs, LinuxAioState *s,
                     uint64_t dev_max_batch)
 {
     assert(s->io_q.plugged);
+    s->io_q.plugged--;
+
     if (s->io_q.in_queue >= laio_max_batch(s, dev_max_batch) ||
-        (--s->io_q.plugged == 0 &&
+        (!s->io_q.plugged &&
          !s->io_q.blocked && !QSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&s->io_q.pending))) {
         ioq_submit(s);
     }