diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 85f9459e9072..21738ed7521e 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1891,12 +1891,11 @@ static noinline bool io_fill_cqe_aux(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, u64 user_data,
 	return __io_fill_cqe(ctx, user_data, res, cflags);
 }
 
-static void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res,
-				 u32 cflags)
+static void __io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res,
+				   u32 cflags)
 {
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 
-	spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
 	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_CQE_SKIP))
 		__io_fill_cqe(ctx, req->user_data, res, cflags);
 	/*
@@ -1918,6 +1917,15 @@ static void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res,
 		wq_list_add_head(&req->comp_list, &ctx->locked_free_list);
 		ctx->locked_free_nr++;
 	}
+}
+
+static void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res,
+				 u32 cflags)
+{
+	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
+
+	spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	__io_req_complete_post(req, res, cflags);
 	io_commit_cqring(ctx);
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
 	io_cqring_ev_posted(ctx);