diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 951ff3b787abf..805adebe19bed 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3218,6 +3218,8 @@ static __cold bool io_uring_try_cancel_requests(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	ret |= io_kill_timeouts(ctx, task, cancel_all);
 	if (task)
 		ret |= io_run_task_work() > 0;
+	else
+		ret |= flush_delayed_work(&ctx->fallback_work);
 	return ret;
 }