diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 97d4330292..5ddc0cf21b 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -381,12 +381,13 @@ void bdrv_drain_all(void);
 
 #define BDRV_POLL_WHILE(bs, cond) ({                       \
     bool waited_ = false;                                  \
+    bool busy_ = true;                                     \
     BlockDriverState *bs_ = (bs);                          \
     AioContext *ctx_ = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs_);          \
     if (aio_context_in_iothread(ctx_)) {                   \
-        while ((cond)) {                                   \
-            aio_poll(ctx_, true);                          \
-            waited_ = true;                                \
+        while ((cond) || busy_) {                          \
+            busy_ = aio_poll(ctx_, (cond));                \
+            waited_ |= !!(cond) | busy_;                   \
         }                                                  \
     } else {                                               \
         assert(qemu_get_current_aio_context() ==           \
@@ -398,11 +399,16 @@ void bdrv_drain_all(void);
          */                                                \
         assert(!bs_->wakeup);                              \
         bs_->wakeup = true;                                \
-        while ((cond)) {                                   \
-            aio_context_release(ctx_);                     \
-            aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);        \
-            aio_context_acquire(ctx_);                     \
-            waited_ = true;                                \
+        while (busy_) {                                    \
+            if ((cond)) {                                  \
+                waited_ = busy_ = true;                    \
+                aio_context_release(ctx_);                 \
+                aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);    \
+                aio_context_acquire(ctx_);                 \
+            } else {                                       \
+                busy_ = aio_poll(ctx_, false);             \
+                waited_ |= busy_;                          \
+            }                                              \
         }                                                  \
         bs_->wakeup = false;                               \
     }                                                      \