diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index a6fd0b1..e81df0a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,8 @@
 #ifndef _WIN32
     bdrv_register(&bdrv_nbd);
 #endif
+
+    qemu_aio_init();
 }
 
 void *qemu_aio_get(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,