diff --git a/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc b/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
index 65e006c39bc..e5fd1dffe5a 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/fil/fil0fil.cc
@@ -3458,10 +3458,14 @@ func_exit:
 		retry */
 		sleep = true;
 
+		space->stop_ios = false;
+
 	} else if (node->modification_counter > node->flush_counter) {
 		/* Flush the space */
 		sleep = flush = true;
 
+		space->stop_ios = false;
+
 	} else if (node->is_open) {
 		/* Close the file */