diff --git a/block/curl.c b/block/curl.c
index 65e6da1..05b9ca3 100644
--- a/block/curl.c
+++ b/block/curl.c
@@ -386,9 +386,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-static void curl_multi_do(void *arg)
+static void curl_multi_do_locked(CURLState *s)
 {
-    CURLState *s = (CURLState *)arg;
     CURLSocket *socket, *next_socket;
     int running;
     int r;
@@ -406,12 +405,23 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void curl_multi_do(void *arg)
+{
+    CURLState *s = (CURLState *)arg;
+
+    aio_context_acquire(s->s->aio_context);
+    curl_multi_do_locked(s);
+    aio_context_release(s->s->aio_context);
+}
+
 static void curl_multi_read(void *arg)
 {
     CURLState *s = (CURLState *)arg;
 
-    curl_multi_do(arg);
+    aio_context_acquire(s->s->aio_context);
+    curl_multi_do_locked(s);
     curl_multi_check_completion(s->s);
+    aio_context_release(s->s->aio_context);
 }
 
 static void curl_multi_timeout_do(void *arg)