diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 74eef7884159..6834e2db937e 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static bool io_poll_get_ownership_slowpath(struct io_kiocb *req)
  */
 static inline bool io_poll_get_ownership(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
-	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&req->poll_refs) >= IO_POLL_REF_BIAS))
+	if (unlikely((unsigned int)atomic_read(&req->poll_refs) >= IO_POLL_REF_BIAS))
 		return io_poll_get_ownership_slowpath(req);
 	return !(atomic_fetch_inc(&req->poll_refs) & IO_POLL_REF_MASK);
 }