diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 599ba28c89b2..8987e13d302e 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -247,27 +247,30 @@ static int io_poll_check_events(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked)
 	do {
 		v = atomic_read(&req->poll_refs);
 
-		/* tw handler should be the owner, and so have some references */
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(v & IO_POLL_REF_MASK)))
-			return IOU_POLL_DONE;
-		if (v & IO_POLL_CANCEL_FLAG)
-			return -ECANCELED;
-		/*
-		 * cqe.res contains only events of the first wake up
-		 * and all others are be lost. Redo vfs_poll() to get
-		 * up to date state.
-		 */
-		if ((v & IO_POLL_REF_MASK) != 1)
-			req->cqe.res = 0;
-		if (v & IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG) {
-			req->cqe.res = 0;
+		if (unlikely(v != 1)) {
+			/* tw should be the owner and so have some refs */
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(v & IO_POLL_REF_MASK)))
+				return IOU_POLL_DONE;
+			if (v & IO_POLL_CANCEL_FLAG)
+				return -ECANCELED;
 			/*
-			 * We won't find new events that came in between
-			 * vfs_poll and the ref put unless we clear the flag
-			 * in advance.
+			 * cqe.res contains only events of the first wake up
+			 * and all others are to be lost. Redo vfs_poll() to get
+			 * up to date state.
 			 */
-			atomic_andnot(IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG, &req->poll_refs);
-			v &= ~IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG;
+			if ((v & IO_POLL_REF_MASK) != 1)
+				req->cqe.res = 0;
+
+			if (v & IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG) {
+				req->cqe.res = 0;
+				/*
+				 * We won't find new events that came in between
+				 * vfs_poll and the ref put unless we clear the
+				 * flag in advance.
+				 */
+				atomic_andnot(IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG, &req->poll_refs);
+				v &= ~IO_POLL_RETRY_FLAG;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* the mask was stashed in __io_poll_execute */