diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index da8fd460977b..55e3618b726d 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static void __cold io_move_task_work_from_local(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 static bool io_run_local_work_continue(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int events,
 				       int min_events)
 {
-	if (llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist))
+	if (!io_local_work_pending(ctx))
 		return false;
 	if (events < min_events)
 		return true;
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static inline int io_run_local_work_locked(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct io_tw_state ts = {};
 
-	if (llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist))
+	if (!io_local_work_pending(ctx))
 		return 0;
 	return __io_run_local_work(ctx, &ts, min_events);
 }
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ static int io_wake_function(struct wait_queue_entry *curr, unsigned int mode,
 
 int io_run_task_work_sig(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	if (!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist)) {
+	if (io_local_work_pending(ctx)) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		if (io_run_local_work(ctx, INT_MAX) > 0)
 			return 0;
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ static inline int io_cqring_wait_schedule(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(ctx->check_cq)))
 		return 1;
-	if (unlikely(!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist)))
+	if (unlikely(io_local_work_pending(ctx)))
 		return 1;
 	if (unlikely(task_work_pending(current)))
 		return 1;
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ static int io_cqring_wait(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int min_events, u32 flags,
 
 	if (!io_allowed_run_tw(ctx))
 		return -EEXIST;
-	if (!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist))
+	if (io_local_work_pending(ctx))
 		io_run_local_work(ctx, min_events);
 	io_run_task_work();
 
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ static int io_cqring_wait(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int min_events, u32 flags,
 		 * If we got woken because of task_work being processed, run it
 		 * now rather than let the caller do another wait loop.
 		 */
-		if (!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist))
+		if (io_local_work_pending(ctx))
 			io_run_local_work(ctx, nr_wait);
 		io_run_task_work();
 
@@ -3158,7 +3158,7 @@ __cold void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
 		io_run_task_work();
 		io_uring_drop_tctx_refs(current);
 		xa_for_each(&tctx->xa, index, node) {
-			if (!llist_empty(&node->ctx->work_llist)) {
+			if (io_local_work_pending(node->ctx)) {
 				WARN_ON_ONCE(node->ctx->submitter_task &&
 					     node->ctx->submitter_task != current);
 				goto end_wait;
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 4070d4c8ef97..69eb3b23a5a0 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -347,9 +347,14 @@ static inline int io_run_task_work(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline bool io_local_work_pending(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	return !llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
+}
+
 static inline bool io_task_work_pending(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	return task_work_pending(current) || !llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
+	return task_work_pending(current) || io_local_work_pending(ctx);
 }
 
 static inline void io_tw_lock(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_tw_state *ts)
@@ -484,6 +489,6 @@ enum {
 static inline bool io_has_work(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	return test_bit(IO_CHECK_CQ_OVERFLOW_BIT, &ctx->check_cq) ||
-	       !llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
+	       io_local_work_pending(ctx);
 }
 #endif