diff --git a/device/gamepad/hid_writer_win.cc b/device/gamepad/hid_writer_win.cc
index 420f6372202d6..c213f89835707 100644
--- a/device/gamepad/hid_writer_win.cc
+++ b/device/gamepad/hid_writer_win.cc
@@ -62,13 +62,15 @@ size_t HidWriterWin::WriteOutputReport(base::span<const uint8_t> report) {
                               true);
       } else {
         // Wait failed, or the timeout was exceeded before the write completed.
-        // Cancel the write request.
-        if (::CancelIo(hid_handle_.Get())) {
-          HANDLE handles[2];
-          handles[0] = hid_handle_.Get();
-          handles[1] = overlapped.hEvent;
-          ::WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, false, INFINITE);
-        }
+        // Cancel the write request. CancelIo() only marks outstanding IO for
+        // cancellation; it does not wait for the kernel to finish writing the
+        // IO_STATUS_BLOCK into |overlapped|. We must block on
+        // GetOverlappedResult() so the stack-allocated OVERLAPPED and its
+        // event handle outlive IRP completion.
+        ::CancelIo(hid_handle_.Get());
+        DWORD unused = 0;
+        ::GetOverlappedResult(hid_handle_.Get(), &overlapped, &unused,
+                              /*bWait=*/TRUE);
       }
     }
   }