diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 1ad7d3adb9..92cdb2ab9c 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static int aio_write_f(int argc, char **argv)
 
 static int aio_flush_f(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    qemu_aio_flush();
+    bdrv_drain_all();
     return 0;
 }