diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 43ed9f6821fb..10dd3589f8be 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2074,40 +2074,39 @@ static bool io_disarm_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	return posted;
 }
 
-static struct io_kiocb *__io_req_find_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
+static void __io_req_find_next_prep(struct io_kiocb *req)
+{
+	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
+	bool posted;
+
+	spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	posted = io_disarm_next(req);
+	if (posted)
+		io_commit_cqring(req->ctx);
+	spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	if (posted)
+		io_cqring_ev_posted(ctx);
+}
+
+static inline struct io_kiocb *io_req_find_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *nxt;
 
+	if (likely(!(req->flags & (REQ_F_LINK|REQ_F_HARDLINK))))
+		return NULL;
 	/*
 	 * If LINK is set, we have dependent requests in this chain. If we
 	 * didn't fail this request, queue the first one up, moving any other
 	 * dependencies to the next request. In case of failure, fail the rest
 	 * of the chain.
 	 */
-	if (req->flags & IO_DISARM_MASK) {
-		struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
-		bool posted;
-
-		spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
-		posted = io_disarm_next(req);
-		if (posted)
-			io_commit_cqring(req->ctx);
-		spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
-		if (posted)
-			io_cqring_ev_posted(ctx);
-	}
+	if (unlikely(req->flags & IO_DISARM_MASK))
+		__io_req_find_next_prep(req);
 	nxt = req->link;
 	req->link = NULL;
 	return nxt;
 }
 
-static inline struct io_kiocb *io_req_find_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
-{
-	if (likely(!(req->flags & (REQ_F_LINK|REQ_F_HARDLINK))))
-		return NULL;
-	return __io_req_find_next(req);
-}
-
 static void ctx_flush_and_put(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, bool *locked)
 {
 	if (!ctx)