diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index 7a9f94a0ce6f..15b35eb8d1f7 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -602,7 +602,6 @@ static void io_worker_handle_work(struct io_wq_acct *acct,
 	struct io_wq *wq = worker->wq;
 
 	do {
-		bool do_kill = test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
 		struct io_wq_work *work;
 
 		/*
@@ -638,6 +637,7 @@ static void io_worker_handle_work(struct io_wq_acct *acct,
 
 		/* handle a whole dependent link */
 		do {
+			bool do_kill = test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state);
 			struct io_wq_work *next_hashed, *linked;
 			unsigned int work_flags = atomic_read(&work->flags);
 			unsigned int hash = __io_wq_is_hashed(work_flags)