diff --git a/ompi/request/grequestx.c b/ompi/request/grequestx.c
index 3edde17ee32..f9d16e3e590 100644
--- a/ompi/request/grequestx.c
+++ b/ompi/request/grequestx.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static int grequestx_progress(void) {
             }
             OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&lock);
         }
+        in_progress = false;
     }
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&lock);