diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index fada14ee1cdcb4..2a539b794f3b0c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2378,6 +2378,15 @@ static bool io_add_to_prev_work(struct async_list *list, struct io_kiocb *req)
 		list_del_init(&req->list);
 		ret = false;
 	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&ctx->task_lock);
+		list_add(&req->task_list, &ctx->task_list);
+		req->work_task = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->task_lock);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&list->lock);
 	return ret;
 }