diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 74ba816ba71d..08ab7c4830d5 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2192,11 +2192,8 @@ static void io_put_req_deferred_cb(struct callback_head *cb)
 
 static void io_free_req_deferred(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	req->task_work.func = io_put_req_deferred_cb;
-	ret = io_req_task_work_add(req);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
+	if (unlikely(io_req_task_work_add(req)))
 		io_req_task_work_add_fallback(req, io_put_req_deferred_cb);
 }