diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 8cabe4a0d38f4..0215813e9f892 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -5485,7 +5485,6 @@ static bool __io_poll_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, __poll_t mask)
 static void io_poll_task_func(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked)
 {
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
-	struct io_kiocb *nxt;
 
 	if (io_poll_rewait(req, &req->poll)) {
 		spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
@@ -5509,11 +5508,8 @@ static void io_poll_task_func(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked)
 		spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
 		io_cqring_ev_posted(ctx);
 
-		if (done) {
-			nxt = io_put_req_find_next(req);
-			if (nxt)
-				io_req_task_submit(nxt, locked);
-		}
+		if (done)
+			io_put_req(req);
 	}
 }