diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 3fcdd73b6f1b..7fe5bdee1630 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ static void free_ioctx(struct kioctx *ctx)
 	kunmap_atomic(ring);
 
 	while (atomic_read(&ctx->reqs_active) > 0) {
-		wait_event(ctx->wait, head != ctx->tail);
+		wait_event(ctx->wait,
+				head != ctx->tail ||
+				atomic_read(&ctx->reqs_active) <= 0);
 
 		avail = (head <= ctx->tail ? ctx->tail : ctx->nr_events) - head;