diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 958c3b619020..b21f2bafaeb0 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3000,8 +3000,11 @@ __cold void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
 		bool loop = false;
 
 		io_uring_drop_tctx_refs(current);
+		if (!tctx_inflight(tctx, !cancel_all))
+			break;
+
 		/* read completions before cancelations */
-		inflight = tctx_inflight(tctx, !cancel_all);
+		inflight = tctx_inflight(tctx, false);
 		if (!inflight)
 			break;