diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index f9f79ac5ac7b..bb25e3997d41 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6032,6 +6032,7 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
 				finish_wait(&ctx->sqo_wait, &wait);
 
 				ctx->rings->sq_flags &= ~IORING_SQ_NEED_WAKEUP;
+				ret = 0;
 				continue;
 			}
 			finish_wait(&ctx->sqo_wait, &wait);