diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 9f3f8a802abda..3a7145a38653d 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2102,6 +2102,9 @@ static void tctx_task_work(struct callback_head *cb)
 	while (1) {
 		struct io_wq_work_node *node;
 
+		if (!tctx->task_list.first && locked && ctx->submit_state.compl_nr)
+			io_submit_flush_completions(ctx);
+
 		spin_lock_irq(&tctx->task_lock);
 		node = tctx->task_list.first;
 		INIT_WQ_LIST(&tctx->task_list);