diff --git a/io_uring/waitid.c b/io_uring/waitid.c
index 6f851978606d..77d340666cb9 100644
--- a/io_uring/waitid.c
+++ b/io_uring/waitid.c
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ static void io_waitid_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, int ret)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&req->ctx->uring_lock);
 
-	/*
-	 * Did cancel find it meanwhile?
-	 */
-	if (hlist_unhashed(&req->hash_node))
-		return;
-
 	hlist_del_init(&req->hash_node);
 
 	ret = io_waitid_finish(req, ret);
@@ -202,6 +196,7 @@ bool io_waitid_remove_all(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct task_struct *task,
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &ctx->waitid_list, hash_node) {
 		if (!io_match_task_safe(req, task, cancel_all))
 			continue;
+		hlist_del_init(&req->hash_node);
 		__io_waitid_cancel(ctx, req);
 		found = true;
 	}