diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index d10678b9d519..57382e523b33 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ void __io_submit_flush_completions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	}
 	__io_cq_unlock_post(ctx);
 
-	if (!wq_list_empty(&ctx->submit_state.compl_reqs)) {
+	if (!wq_list_empty(&state->compl_reqs)) {
 		io_free_batch_list(ctx, state->compl_reqs.first);
 		INIT_WQ_LIST(&state->compl_reqs);
 	}