diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index f8d6ba65c1..d6df369188 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -1318,9 +1318,9 @@ static void coroutine_fn blk_wait_while_drained(BlockBackend *blk)
          * section.
          */
         qemu_mutex_lock(&blk->queued_requests_lock);
+        /* blk_root_drained_end() has the corresponding blk_inc_in_flight() */
         blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
         qemu_co_queue_wait(&blk->queued_requests, &blk->queued_requests_lock);
-        blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
         qemu_mutex_unlock(&blk->queued_requests_lock);
     }
 }
@@ -2767,9 +2767,11 @@ static void blk_root_drained_end(BdrvChild *child)
             blk->dev_ops->drained_end(blk->dev_opaque);
         }
         qemu_mutex_lock(&blk->queued_requests_lock);
-        while (qemu_co_enter_next(&blk->queued_requests,
-                                  &blk->queued_requests_lock)) {
+        while (!qemu_co_queue_empty(&blk->queued_requests)) {
             /* Resume all queued requests */
+            blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
+            qemu_co_enter_next(&blk->queued_requests,
+                               &blk->queued_requests_lock);
         }
         qemu_mutex_unlock(&blk->queued_requests_lock);
     }