diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 004570cf44c5..c0a112a9bf42 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -2896,6 +2896,7 @@ static void ublk_uring_cmd_cancel_fn(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 {
 	struct ublk_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = ublk_get_uring_cmd_pdu(cmd);
 	struct ublk_queue *ubq = pdu->ubq;
+	struct io_uring_cmd *cur;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct ublk_io *io;
 
@@ -2912,7 +2913,9 @@ static void ublk_uring_cmd_cancel_fn(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,
 
 	ublk_start_cancel(ubq->dev);
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(io->cmd != cmd);
+	/* NULL if a cancel from the control path took it meanwhile */
+	cur = READ_ONCE(io->cmd);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(cur && cur != cmd);
 	ublk_cancel_cmd(ubq, pdu->tag, issue_flags);
 }