diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index fc8637f591a6..7c545fa66f31 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6902,7 +6902,7 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
 		}
 
 		prepare_to_wait(&sqd->wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (!io_sqd_events_pending(sqd)) {
+		if (!io_sqd_events_pending(sqd) && !io_run_task_work()) {
 			needs_sched = true;
 			list_for_each_entry(ctx, &sqd->ctx_list, sqd_list) {
 				io_ring_set_wakeup_flag(ctx);