diff --git a/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc b/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
index a24b8b751e9..3fb12af2d04 100644
--- a/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
+++ b/src/os/bluestore/KernelDevice.cc
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ void KernelDevice::_aio_thread()
       }
     }
   }
+  reap_ioc();
   dout(10) << __func__ << " end" << dendl;
 }