diff --git a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
index 4b9ba523978d..2ee5dc105b58 100644
--- a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum io_uring_cmd_flags {
 	/* set when uring wants to cancel a previously issued command */
 	IO_URING_F_CANCEL		= (1 << 11),
 	IO_URING_F_COMPAT		= (1 << 12),
+	IO_URING_F_TASK_DEAD		= (1 << 13),
 };
 
 struct io_wq_work_node {
diff --git a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
index 39c3c816ec78..e2e8485932d6 100644
--- a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
+++ b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
@@ -119,9 +119,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(io_uring_cmd_mark_cancelable);
 static void io_uring_cmd_work(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 {
 	struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_uring_cmd);
+	unsigned int flags = IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER;
+
+	if (current->flags & (PF_EXITING | PF_KTHREAD))
+		flags |= IO_URING_F_TASK_DEAD;
 
 	/* task_work executor checks the deffered list completion */
-	ioucmd->task_work_cb(ioucmd, IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER);
+	ioucmd->task_work_cb(ioucmd, flags);
 }
 
 void __io_uring_cmd_do_in_task(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,