diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 8e6faa942a6f..acd2c5aac1ad 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -2177,6 +2177,7 @@ static inline int io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	atomic_set(&ctx->cq_wait_nr, IO_CQ_WAKE_INIT);
 	io_queue_sqe(req);
 	return 0;
 }