diff --git a/io_uring/napi.c b/io_uring/napi.c
index 1de1d4d62925..64fbbceba980 100644
--- a/io_uring/napi.c
+++ b/io_uring/napi.c
@@ -299,10 +299,11 @@ void __io_napi_adjust_timeout(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_wait_queue *iow
  */
 void __io_napi_busy_loop(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_wait_queue *iowq)
 {
-	iowq->napi_prefer_busy_poll = READ_ONCE(ctx->napi_prefer_busy_poll);
+	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL)
+		return;
 
-	if (!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL))
-		io_napi_blocking_busy_loop(ctx, iowq);
+	iowq->napi_prefer_busy_poll = READ_ONCE(ctx->napi_prefer_busy_poll);
+	io_napi_blocking_busy_loop(ctx, iowq);
 }
 
 /*