diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 15dea91625e21d..cbd655c88499ed 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -127,13 +127,15 @@ static struct io_async_msghdr *io_msg_alloc_async(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	struct io_cache_entry *entry;
 	struct io_async_msghdr *hdr;
 
-	if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED) &&
-	    (entry = io_alloc_cache_get(&ctx->netmsg_cache)) != NULL) {
-		hdr = container_of(entry, struct io_async_msghdr, cache);
-		hdr->free_iov = NULL;
-		req->flags |= REQ_F_ASYNC_DATA;
-		req->async_data = hdr;
-		return hdr;
+	if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED)) {
+		entry = io_alloc_cache_get(&ctx->netmsg_cache);
+		if (entry != NULL) {
+			hdr = container_of(entry, struct io_async_msghdr, cache);
+			hdr->free_iov = NULL;
+			req->flags |= REQ_F_ASYNC_DATA;
+			req->async_data = hdr;
+			return hdr;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 0d9f49c575e0f5..e1cb81cca44cec 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -596,9 +596,10 @@ static struct async_poll *io_req_alloc_apoll(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_POLLED) {
 		apoll = req->apoll;
 		kfree(apoll->double_poll);
-	} else if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED) &&
-		   (entry = io_alloc_cache_get(&ctx->apoll_cache)) != NULL) {
-		apoll = container_of(entry, struct async_poll, cache);
+	} else if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED)) {
+		entry = io_alloc_cache_get(&ctx->apoll_cache);
+		if (entry != NULL)
+			apoll = container_of(entry, struct async_poll, cache);
 	} else {
 		apoll = kmalloc(sizeof(*apoll), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (unlikely(!apoll))