diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index b9640ad5069f..b328805d103a 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1052,12 +1052,9 @@ void io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	struct io_uring_task *tctx = req->task->io_uring;
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 	struct llist_node *node;
-	bool running;
-
-	running = !llist_add(&req->io_task_work.node, &tctx->task_list);
 
 	/* task_work already pending, we're done */
-	if (running)
+	if (!llist_add(&req->io_task_work.node, &tctx->task_list))
 		return;
 
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_TASKRUN_FLAG)