diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index bfab55607a4d..1b7893ecc296 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1253,8 +1253,12 @@ static long read_events(struct kioctx *ctx, long min_nr, long nr,
 	 * the ringbuffer empty. So in practice we should be ok, but it's
 	 * something to be aware of when touching this code.
 	 */
-	wait_event_interruptible_hrtimeout(ctx->wait,
-			aio_read_events(ctx, min_nr, nr, event, &ret), until);
+	if (until.tv64 == 0)
+		aio_read_events(ctx, min_nr, nr, event, &ret);
+	else
+		wait_event_interruptible_hrtimeout(ctx->wait,
+				aio_read_events(ctx, min_nr, nr, event, &ret),
+				until);
 
 	if (!ret && signal_pending(current))
 		ret = -EINTR;