diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index e445344f6f07..a0c71a2dce19 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -814,15 +814,19 @@ bool io_post_aux_cqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	return filled;
 }
 
-static void __io_req_complete_put(struct io_kiocb *req)
+void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
+	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
+
+	io_cq_lock(ctx);
+	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_CQE_SKIP))
+		__io_fill_cqe_req(ctx, req);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we're the last reference to this request, add to our locked
 	 * free_list cache.
 	 */
 	if (req_ref_put_and_test(req)) {
-		struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
-
 		if (req->flags & IO_REQ_LINK_FLAGS) {
 			if (req->flags & IO_DISARM_MASK)
 				io_disarm_next(req);
@@ -843,16 +847,6 @@ static void __io_req_complete_put(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		wq_list_add_head(&req->comp_list, &ctx->locked_free_list);
 		ctx->locked_free_nr++;
 	}
-}
-
-void io_req_complete_post(struct io_kiocb *req)
-{
-	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
-
-	io_cq_lock(ctx);
-	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_CQE_SKIP))
-		__io_fill_cqe_req(ctx, req);
-	__io_req_complete_put(req);
 	io_cq_unlock_post(ctx);
 }