diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 7595658a5073..e57d00939ab9 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -939,15 +939,18 @@ bool io_post_aux_cqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, u64 user_data, s32 res, u32 cflags
 	return __io_post_aux_cqe(ctx, user_data, res, cflags, true);
 }
 
-bool io_aux_cqe(const struct io_kiocb *req, bool defer, s32 res, u32 cflags,
-		bool allow_overflow)
+/*
+ * A helper for multishot requests posting additional CQEs.
+ * Should only be used from a task_work including IO_URING_F_MULTISHOT.
+ */
+bool io_fill_cqe_req_aux(struct io_kiocb *req, bool defer, s32 res, u32 cflags)
 {
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 	u64 user_data = req->cqe.user_data;
 	struct io_uring_cqe *cqe;
 
 	if (!defer)
-		return __io_post_aux_cqe(ctx, user_data, res, cflags, allow_overflow);
+		return __io_post_aux_cqe(ctx, user_data, res, cflags, false);
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->uring_lock);
 
@@ -962,7 +965,7 @@ bool io_aux_cqe(const struct io_kiocb *req, bool defer, s32 res, u32 cflags,
 	 * however it's main job is to prevent unbounded posted completions,
 	 * and in that it works just as well.
 	 */
-	if (!allow_overflow && test_bit(IO_CHECK_CQ_OVERFLOW_BIT, &ctx->check_cq))
+	if (test_bit(IO_CHECK_CQ_OVERFLOW_BIT, &ctx->check_cq))
 		return false;
 
 	cqe = &ctx->submit_state.cqes[ctx->submit_state.cqes_count++];
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 3dc0b6fb0ef7..3e6ff3cd9a24 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ int io_run_task_work_sig(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx);
 void io_req_defer_failed(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res);
 void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned issue_flags);
 bool io_post_aux_cqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, u64 user_data, s32 res, u32 cflags);
-bool io_aux_cqe(const struct io_kiocb *req, bool defer, s32 res, u32 cflags,
-		bool allow_overflow);
+bool io_fill_cqe_req_aux(struct io_kiocb *req, bool defer, s32 res, u32 cflags);
 void __io_commit_cqring_flush(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx);
 
 struct page **io_pin_pages(unsigned long ubuf, unsigned long len, int *npages);
diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 8c419c01a5db..3d07bf79c1e0 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ static inline bool io_recv_finish(struct io_kiocb *req, int *ret,
 	}
 
 	if (!mshot_finished) {
-		if (io_aux_cqe(req, issue_flags & IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER,
-			       *ret, cflags | IORING_CQE_F_MORE, false)) {
+		if (io_fill_cqe_req_aux(req, issue_flags & IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER,
+					*ret, cflags | IORING_CQE_F_MORE)) {
 			io_recv_prep_retry(req);
 			/* Known not-empty or unknown state, retry */
 			if (cflags & IORING_CQE_F_SOCK_NONEMPTY ||
@@ -1366,8 +1366,8 @@ retry:
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	if (io_aux_cqe(req, issue_flags & IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER, ret,
-		       IORING_CQE_F_MORE, false))
+	if (io_fill_cqe_req_aux(req, issue_flags & IO_URING_F_COMPLETE_DEFER,
+				ret, IORING_CQE_F_MORE))
 		goto retry;
 
 	return -ECANCELED;
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 65ec363f6377..4c360ba8793a 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ static int io_poll_check_events(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 			__poll_t mask = mangle_poll(req->cqe.res &
 						    req->apoll_events);
 
-			if (!io_aux_cqe(req, ts->locked, mask,
-					IORING_CQE_F_MORE, false)) {
+			if (!io_fill_cqe_req_aux(req, ts->locked, mask,
+						 IORING_CQE_F_MORE)) {
 				io_req_set_res(req, mask, 0);
 				return IOU_POLL_REMOVE_POLL_USE_RES;
 			}
diff --git a/io_uring/timeout.c b/io_uring/timeout.c
index 6242130e73c6..7fd7dbb211d6 100644
--- a/io_uring/timeout.c
+++ b/io_uring/timeout.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ static void io_timeout_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 
 	if (!io_timeout_finish(timeout, data)) {
 		bool filled;
-		filled = io_aux_cqe(req, ts->locked, -ETIME, IORING_CQE_F_MORE,
-				    false);
+		filled = io_fill_cqe_req_aux(req, ts->locked, -ETIME,
+					     IORING_CQE_F_MORE);
 		if (filled) {
 			/* re-arm timer */
 			spin_lock_irq(&ctx->timeout_lock);