diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 762eae2440b5..108b0ed31c11 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -9078,9 +9078,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int, fd, u32, to_submit,
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) {
 		io_cqring_overflow_flush(ctx, false, NULL, NULL);
 
-		ret = -EOWNERDEAD;
-		if (unlikely(ctx->sqo_dead))
+		if (unlikely(ctx->sqo_dead)) {
+			ret = -EOWNERDEAD;
 			goto out;
+		}
 		if (flags & IORING_ENTER_SQ_WAKEUP)
 			wake_up(&ctx->sq_data->wait);
 		if (flags & IORING_ENTER_SQ_WAIT) {