diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 8cdcd645f3d8..cf75de0d74d2 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ static void io_req_task_submit(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 	/* ctx stays valid until unlock, even if we drop all ours ctx->refs */
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
-	if (!(req->task->flags & PF_EXITING) && !req->task->in_execve)
+	if (likely(!(req->task->flags & PF_EXITING)))
 		__io_queue_sqe(req);
 	else
 		io_req_complete_failed(req, -EFAULT);