diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index d7fc6f6d4477..d1c47a9d9215 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 #define WORKER_IDLE_TIMEOUT	(5 * HZ)
 
 enum {
-	IO_WORKER_F_UP		= 1,	/* up and active */
-	IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING	= 2,	/* account as running */
-	IO_WORKER_F_FREE	= 4,	/* worker on free list */
-	IO_WORKER_F_BOUND	= 8,	/* is doing bounded work */
+	IO_WORKER_F_UP		= 0,	/* up and active */
+	IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING	= 1,	/* account as running */
+	IO_WORKER_F_FREE	= 2,	/* worker on free list */
+	IO_WORKER_F_BOUND	= 3,	/* is doing bounded work */
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ enum {
  */
 struct io_worker {
 	refcount_t ref;
-	unsigned flags;
+	int create_index;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	struct hlist_nulls_node nulls_node;
 	struct list_head all_list;
 	struct task_struct *task;
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ struct io_worker {
 
 	unsigned long create_state;
 	struct callback_head create_work;
-	int create_index;
 
 	union {
 		struct rcu_head rcu;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static inline struct io_wq_acct *io_work_get_acct(struct io_wq *wq,
 
 static inline struct io_wq_acct *io_wq_get_acct(struct io_worker *worker)
 {
-	return io_get_acct(worker->wq, worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_BOUND);
+	return io_get_acct(worker->wq, test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_BOUND, &worker->flags));
 }
 
 static void io_worker_ref_put(struct io_wq *wq)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void io_worker_exit(struct io_worker *worker)
 	wait_for_completion(&worker->ref_done);
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&wq->lock);
-	if (worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_FREE)
+	if (test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags))
 		hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&worker->nulls_node);
 	list_del_rcu(&worker->all_list);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&wq->lock);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static void io_wq_dec_running(struct io_worker *worker)
 	struct io_wq_acct *acct = io_wq_get_acct(worker);
 	struct io_wq *wq = worker->wq;
 
-	if (!(worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_UP))
+	if (!test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_UP, &worker->flags))
 		return;
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&acct->nr_running))
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ static void io_wq_dec_running(struct io_worker *worker)
  */
 static void __io_worker_busy(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_worker *worker)
 {
-	if (worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_FREE) {
-		worker->flags &= ~IO_WORKER_F_FREE;
+	if (test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags)) {
+		clear_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags);
 		raw_spin_lock(&wq->lock);
 		hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu(&worker->nulls_node);
 		raw_spin_unlock(&wq->lock);
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ static void __io_worker_busy(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_worker *worker)
 static void __io_worker_idle(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_worker *worker)
 	__must_hold(wq->lock)
 {
-	if (!(worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_FREE)) {
-		worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FREE;
+	if (!test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags)) {
+		set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags);
 		hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&worker->nulls_node, &wq->free_list);
 	}
 }
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ static int io_wq_worker(void *data)
 	bool exit_mask = false, last_timeout = false;
 	char buf[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 
-	worker->flags |= (IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING);
+	set_mask_bits(&worker->flags, 0,
+		      BIT(IO_WORKER_F_UP) | BIT(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING));
 
 	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "iou-wrk-%d", wq->task->pid);
 	set_task_comm(current, buf);
@@ -696,11 +697,11 @@ void io_wq_worker_running(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 	if (!worker)
 		return;
-	if (!(worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_UP))
+	if (!test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_UP, &worker->flags))
 		return;
-	if (worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING)
+	if (test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING, &worker->flags))
 		return;
-	worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING;
+	set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING, &worker->flags);
 	io_wq_inc_running(worker);
 }
 
@@ -714,12 +715,12 @@ void io_wq_worker_sleeping(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 	if (!worker)
 		return;
-	if (!(worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_UP))
+	if (!test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_UP, &worker->flags))
 		return;
-	if (!(worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING))
+	if (!test_bit(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING, &worker->flags))
 		return;
 
-	worker->flags &= ~IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING;
+	clear_bit(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING, &worker->flags);
 	io_wq_dec_running(worker);
 }
 
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ static void io_init_new_worker(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_worker *worker,
 	raw_spin_lock(&wq->lock);
 	hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&worker->nulls_node, &wq->free_list);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&worker->all_list, &wq->all_list);
-	worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FREE;
+	set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_FREE, &worker->flags);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&wq->lock);
 	wake_up_new_task(tsk);
 }
@@ -839,7 +840,7 @@ static bool create_io_worker(struct io_wq *wq, int index)
 	init_completion(&worker->ref_done);
 
 	if (index == IO_WQ_ACCT_BOUND)
-		worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_BOUND;
+		set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_BOUND, &worker->flags);
 
 	tsk = create_io_thread(io_wq_worker, worker, NUMA_NO_NODE);
 	if (!IS_ERR(tsk)) {
@@ -925,8 +926,8 @@ static bool io_wq_work_match_item(struct io_wq_work *work, void *data)
 void io_wq_enqueue(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_wq_work *work)
 {
 	struct io_wq_acct *acct = io_work_get_acct(wq, work);
+	unsigned long work_flags = work->flags;
 	struct io_cb_cancel_data match;
-	unsigned work_flags = work->flags;
 	bool do_create;
 
 	/*