diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
index 50cf9f92da3613f22da54392dcbba54e3d20e8a3..35da9d90df7609cbcc6ae54ed432870f8b809806 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.c
+++ b/fs/io-wq.c
@@ -359,10 +359,8 @@ static bool io_queue_worker_create(struct io_worker *worker,
 
 	init_task_work(&worker->create_work, func);
 	worker->create_index = acct->index;
-	if (!task_work_add(wq->task, &worker->create_work, TWA_SIGNAL)) {
-		clear_bit_unlock(0, &worker->create_state);
+	if (!task_work_add(wq->task, &worker->create_work, TWA_SIGNAL))
 		return true;
-	}
 	clear_bit_unlock(0, &worker->create_state);
 fail_release:
 	io_worker_release(worker);