diff --git a/lib/portage/util/_async/AsyncScheduler.py b/lib/portage/util/_async/AsyncScheduler.py
index b9070061ad..c31bda5f29 100644
--- a/lib/portage/util/_async/AsyncScheduler.py
+++ b/lib/portage/util/_async/AsyncScheduler.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def _task_coroutine_done(self, task, future):
 		try:
 			future.result()
 		except asyncio.CancelledError:
+			task.cancel()
 			self.cancel()
 		self._task_exit(task)