diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 2166c469789d..09aada153a71 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -9124,16 +9124,15 @@ void __io_uring_task_cancel(void)
 		prepare_to_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 		/*
-		 * If we've seen completions, retry. This avoids a race where
-		 * a completion comes in before we did prepare_to_wait().
+		 * If we've seen completions, retry without waiting. This
+		 * avoids a race where a completion comes in before we did
+		 * prepare_to_wait().
 		 */
-		if (inflight != tctx_inflight(tctx))
-			continue;
-		schedule();
+		if (inflight == tctx_inflight(tctx))
+			schedule();
 		finish_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait);
 	} while (1);
 
-	finish_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait);
 	atomic_dec(&tctx->in_idle);
 
 	io_uring_remove_task_files(tctx);