diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 0ab16df312881..ad828fa19af4c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6353,9 +6353,6 @@ static void io_submit_state_start(struct io_submit_state *state,
 				  struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned int max_ios)
 {
 	blk_start_plug(&state->plug);
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
-	state->plug.nowait = true;
-#endif
 	state->comp.nr = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&state->comp.list);
 	state->comp.ctx = ctx;