diff --git a/io_uring/sqpoll.c b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
index ad42e8eb1002..ee97808a065a 100644
--- a/io_uring/sqpoll.c
+++ b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
@@ -385,6 +385,13 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
 				 */
 				smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
+				/*
+				 * Nothing gets submitted before the ring is
+				 * enabled, which comes with a wake up.
+				 */
+				if (READ_ONCE(ctx->flags) & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED)
+					continue;
+
 				if (io_sqring_entries(ctx)) {
 					needs_sched = false;
 					break;