diff --git a/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c b/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
index 1829cacc4..4fd83ffa7 100644
--- a/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
+++ b/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ bdev_aio_io_channel_poll(struct bdev_aio_io_channel *io_ch)
 			status = SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		}
 
-		spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), status);
 		aio_task->ch->io_inflight--;
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(aio_task), status);
 	}
 
 	return nr;