diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index dfc94654e082..5326e2d94055 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -2455,7 +2455,11 @@ static int io_wake_function(struct wait_queue_entry *curr, unsigned int mode,
 
 int io_run_task_work_sig(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	if (io_run_task_work_ctx(ctx) > 0)
+	if (!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist)) {
+		if (io_run_local_work(ctx) > 0)
+			return 1;
+	}
+	if (io_run_task_work() > 0)
 		return 1;
 	if (task_sigpending(current))
 		return -EINTR;
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 7607a4992a94..9d36271eb6d3 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -284,26 +284,6 @@ static inline bool io_task_work_pending(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	return task_work_pending(current) || !wq_list_empty(&ctx->work_llist);
 }
 
-static inline int io_run_task_work_ctx(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	int ret2;
-
-	if (!llist_empty(&ctx->work_llist))
-		ret = io_run_local_work(ctx);
-
-	/* want to run this after in case more is added */
-	ret2 = io_run_task_work();
-
-	/* Try propagate error in favour of if tasks were run,
-	 * but still make sure to run them if requested
-	 */
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		ret += ret2;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static inline int io_run_local_work_locked(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	bool locked;