diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index bcc26fc04d005b4ddf3951d39278d7a86dedb3c0..239cbcf439a2d5f40a0ab85a377818513d588104 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -8757,7 +8757,8 @@ static void io_disable_sqo_submit(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 
 	/* make sure callers enter the ring to get error */
-	io_ring_set_wakeup_flag(ctx);
+	if (ctx->rings)
+		io_ring_set_wakeup_flag(ctx);
 }
 
 /*