diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 343ff1f233909a7910d897457c0c59fb49d1d54f..a69bfc4197f7bbaee104e2ed80526d59d353bfc4 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ void bdrv_drain_all(void)
         if (bs->job) {
             block_job_pause(bs->job);
         }
+        bdrv_drain_recurse(bs);
         aio_context_release(aio_context);
 
         if (!g_slist_find(aio_ctxs, aio_context)) {