diff --git a/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc b/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
index e5e322c28c61e..9bc26a842e1b5 100644
--- a/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
+++ b/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ void KernelDevice::_aio_thread()
       }
     }
   }
+  reap_ioc();
   dout(10) << __func__ << " end" << dendl;
 }