diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 7aad4bde92e9..b8e6398d9430 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -5662,7 +5662,6 @@ static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	struct async_poll *apoll;
 	struct io_poll_table ipt;
 	__poll_t ret, mask = EPOLLONESHOT | POLLERR | POLLPRI;
-	int rw;
 
 	if (!req->file || !file_can_poll(req->file))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
@@ -5672,7 +5671,6 @@ static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 
 	if (def->pollin) {
-		rw = READ;
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 
 		/* If reading from MSG_ERRQUEUE using recvmsg, ignore POLLIN */
@@ -5680,14 +5678,9 @@ static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		    (req->sr_msg.msg_flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE))
 			mask &= ~POLLIN;
 	} else {
-		rw = WRITE;
 		mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 	}
 
-	/* if we can't nonblock try, then no point in arming a poll handler */
-	if (!io_file_supports_nowait(req, rw))
-		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
-
 	apoll = kmalloc(sizeof(*apoll), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!apoll))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;