diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index a0680046ff3c..26bf488096b2 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6939,6 +6939,8 @@ static void io_wq_submit_work(struct io_wq_work *work)
 		 * wait for request slots on the block side.
 		 */
 		if (!needs_poll) {
+			if (!(req->ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL))
+				break;
 			cond_resched();
 			continue;
 		}