diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index 913da3cbf7..25fe8e625d 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -230,20 +230,27 @@ int block_job_add_bdrv(BlockJob *job, const char *name, BlockDriverState *bs,
                        uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared_perm, Error **errp)
 {
     BdrvChild *c;
+    AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     bool need_context_ops;
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
 
     bdrv_ref(bs);
 
-    need_context_ops = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs) != job->job.aio_context;
+    need_context_ops = ctx != job->job.aio_context;
 
-    if (need_context_ops && job->job.aio_context != qemu_get_aio_context()) {
-        aio_context_release(job->job.aio_context);
+    if (need_context_ops) {
+        if (job->job.aio_context != qemu_get_aio_context()) {
+            aio_context_release(job->job.aio_context);
+        }
+        aio_context_acquire(ctx);
     }
     c = bdrv_root_attach_child(bs, name, &child_job, 0, perm, shared_perm, job,
                                errp);
-    if (need_context_ops && job->job.aio_context != qemu_get_aio_context()) {
-        aio_context_acquire(job->job.aio_context);
+    if (need_context_ops) {
+        aio_context_release(ctx);
+        if (job->job.aio_context != qemu_get_aio_context()) {
+            aio_context_acquire(job->job.aio_context);
+        }
     }
     if (c == NULL) {
         return -EPERM;