diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 4ca8b2aeb0bd..bcd443970082 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -5097,6 +5097,7 @@ static __poll_t __io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 	bool cancel = false;
 
+	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&req->hash_node);
 	io_init_poll_iocb(poll, mask, wake_func);
 	poll->file = req->file;
 	poll->wait.private = req;
@@ -5158,7 +5159,6 @@ static bool io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_POLLED;
 	req->apoll = apoll;
-	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&req->hash_node);
 
 	mask = 0;
 	if (def->pollin)
@@ -5357,7 +5357,6 @@ static int io_poll_add(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	struct io_poll_table ipt;
 	__poll_t mask;
 
-	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&req->hash_node);
 	ipt.pt._qproc = io_poll_queue_proc;
 
 	mask = __io_arm_poll_handler(req, &req->poll, &ipt, poll->events,