diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 4ce31f9f0694..5cf050e562b7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -526,16 +526,14 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io(struct request *req,
 	pdu->u.result = le64_to_cpu(nvme_req(req)->result.u64);
 
 	/*
-	 * For iopoll, complete it directly.
-	 * Otherwise, move the completion to task work.
+	 * IOPOLL could potentially complete this request directly, but
+	 * if multiple rings are polling on the same queue, then it's possible
+	 * for one ring to find completions for another ring. Punting the
+	 * completion via task_work will always direct it to the right
+	 * location, rather than potentially complete requests for ringA
+	 * under iopoll invocations from ringB.
 	 */
-	if (blk_rq_is_poll(req)) {
-		WRITE_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie, NULL);
-		nvme_uring_task_cb(ioucmd, IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED);
-	} else {
-		io_uring_cmd_do_in_task_lazy(ioucmd, nvme_uring_task_cb);
-	}
-
+	io_uring_cmd_do_in_task_lazy(ioucmd, nvme_uring_task_cb);
 	return RQ_END_IO_FREE;
 }