diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 9e74f7968e05..0cafdefce02d 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static inline int io_run_task_work(void)
 
 static inline bool io_task_work_pending(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	return task_work_pending(current) || !wq_list_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
+	return task_work_pending(current) || !llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
 }
 
 static inline int io_run_task_work_ctx(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)