diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 24be4992821b..2669aca0ba39 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,7 @@ static unsigned int handle_tw_list(struct llist_node *node,
 			/* if not contended, grab and improve batching */
 			*locked = mutex_trylock(&(*ctx)->uring_lock);
 			percpu_ref_get(&(*ctx)->refs);
-		} else if (!*locked)
-			*locked = mutex_trylock(&(*ctx)->uring_lock);
+		}
 		req->io_task_work.func(req, locked);
 		node = next;
 		count++;