diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 422d6de48688..e54c4127422e 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6386,16 +6386,21 @@ static int io_try_cancel_userdata(struct io_kiocb *req, u64 sqe_addr)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!io_wq_current_is_worker() && req->task != current);
 
 	ret = io_async_cancel_one(req->task->io_uring, sqe_addr, ctx);
-	if (ret != -ENOENT)
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * Fall-through even for -EALREADY, as we may have poll armed
+	 * that need unarming.
+	 */
+	if (!ret)
+		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	ret = io_poll_cancel(ctx, sqe_addr, false);
+	if (ret != -ENOENT)
+		goto out;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->timeout_lock);
 	ret = io_timeout_cancel(ctx, sqe_addr);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->timeout_lock);
-	if (ret != -ENOENT)
-		goto out;
-	ret = io_poll_cancel(ctx, sqe_addr, false);
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
 	return ret;