diff --git a/io_uring/kbuf.c b/io_uring/kbuf.c
index 12eec4778c5b..e8516f3bbbaa 100644
--- a/io_uring/kbuf.c
+++ b/io_uring/kbuf.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ void *io_pbuf_get_address(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned long bgid)
 
 	bl = __io_buffer_get_list(ctx, smp_load_acquire(&ctx->io_bl), bgid);
 
+	if (!bl || !bl->is_mmap)
+		return NULL;
 	/*
 	 * Ensure the list is fully setup. Only strictly needed for RCU lookup
 	 * via mmap, and in that case only for the array indexed groups. For
@@ -750,8 +752,6 @@ void *io_pbuf_get_address(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned long bgid)
 	 */
 	if (!smp_load_acquire(&bl->is_ready))
 		return NULL;
-	if (!bl || !bl->is_mmap)
-		return NULL;
 
 	return bl->buf_ring;
 }