diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index 8f555c1d7185..faa00f163e23 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ static void io_worker_handle_work(struct io_wq_acct *acct,
 	__releases(&acct->lock)
 {
 	struct io_wq *wq = worker->wq;
-	bool do_kill = test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
 
 	do {
+		bool do_kill = test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
 		struct io_wq_work *work;
 
 		/*