diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 7654dfb34c2e..dbd9a2b870eb 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static inline int io_run_task_work(void)
 
 static inline bool io_task_work_pending(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	return task_work_pending(current) || !wq_list_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
+	return task_work_pending(current) || !llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
 }
 
 static inline void io_tw_lock(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_tw_state *ts)