diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/basic_scheduler.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/basic_scheduler.rs
index e37d8722321..af255dae9e7 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/basic_scheduler.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/basic_scheduler.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::{AcqRel, Acquire, Release};
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::{AcqRel, Release};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::Poll::{Pending, Ready};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -219,13 +219,11 @@ impl<P: Park> Inner<P> {
             let _enter = crate::runtime::enter(false);
             let waker = scheduler.spawner.waker_ref();
             let mut cx = std::task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
-            let mut polled = false;
 
             pin!(future);
 
             'outer: loop {
-                if scheduler.spawner.was_woken() || !polled {
-                    polled = true;
+                if scheduler.spawner.reset_woken() {
                     scheduler.stats.incr_poll_count();
                     if let Ready(v) = crate::coop::budget(|| future.as_mut().poll(&mut cx)) {
                         return v;
@@ -418,13 +416,15 @@ impl Spawner {
     }
 
     fn waker_ref(&self) -> WakerRef<'_> {
-        // clear the woken bit
-        self.shared.woken.swap(false, AcqRel);
+        // Set woken to true when enter block_on, ensure outer future
+        // be polled for the first time when enter loop
+        self.shared.woken.store(true, Release);
         waker_ref(&self.shared)
     }
 
-    fn was_woken(&self) -> bool {
-        self.shared.woken.load(Acquire)
+    // reset woken to false and return original value
+    pub(crate) fn reset_woken(&self) -> bool {
+        self.shared.woken.swap(false, AcqRel)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_basic_scheduler.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_basic_scheduler.rs
index e6221d3b179..d2894b9b27e 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_basic_scheduler.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_basic_scheduler.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,45 @@ fn block_on_num_polls() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn assert_no_unnecessary_polls() {
+    loom::model(|| {
+        // // After we poll outer future, woken should reset to false
+        let rt = Builder::new_current_thread().build().unwrap();
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let pending_cnt = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
+        rt.spawn(async move {
+            for _ in 0..24 {
+                task::yield_now().await;
+            }
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        });
+
+        let pending_cnt_clone = pending_cnt.clone();
+        rt.block_on(async move {
+            // use task::yield_now() to ensure woken set to true
+            // ResetFuture will be polled at most once
+            // Here comes two cases
+            // 1. recv no message from channel, ResetFuture will be polled
+            //    but get Pending and we record ResetFuture.pending_cnt ++.
+            //    Then when message arrive, ResetFuture returns Ready. So we
+            //    expect ResetFuture.pending_cnt = 1
+            // 2. recv message from channel, ResetFuture returns Ready immediately.
+            //    We expect ResetFuture.pending_cnt = 0
+            task::yield_now().await;
+            ResetFuture {
+                rx,
+                pending_cnt: pending_cnt_clone,
+            }
+            .await;
+        });
+
+        let pending_cnt = pending_cnt.load(Acquire);
+        assert!(pending_cnt <= 1);
+    });
+}
+
 struct BlockedFuture {
     rx: Receiver<()>,
     num_polls: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
@@ -80,3 +119,22 @@ impl Future for BlockedFuture {
         }
     }
 }
+
+struct ResetFuture {
+    rx: Receiver<()>,
+    pending_cnt: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+}
+
+impl Future for ResetFuture {
+    type Output = ();
+
+    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        match Pin::new(&mut self.rx).poll(cx) {
+            Poll::Pending => {
+                self.pending_cnt.fetch_add(1, Release);
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+            _ => Poll::Ready(()),
+        }
+    }
+}