diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 9849da128364a..21f1bcba2f52b 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1244,10 +1244,7 @@ static void io_req_normal_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 	/* SQPOLL doesn't need the task_work added, it'll run it itself */
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) {
-		struct io_sq_data *sqd = ctx->sq_data;
-
-		if (sqd->thread)
-			__set_notify_signal(sqd->thread);
+		__set_notify_signal(req->task);
 		return;
 	}