diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index b27734bc5ca3..64fdeee01906 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6616,8 +6616,8 @@ static int io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 
 		/* last request of a link, enqueue the link */
 		if (!(req->flags & (REQ_F_LINK | REQ_F_HARDLINK))) {
-			io_queue_sqe(head);
 			link->head = NULL;
+			io_queue_sqe(head);
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (unlikely(ctx->drain_next)) {