diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index b63f5c37fd17..8e8022e6eb6e 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -3735,9 +3735,6 @@ static void io_cancel_async_work(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *req;
 
-	if (list_empty(&ctx->task_list))
-		return;
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->task_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(req, &ctx->task_list, task_list) {