diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 101c2a9b5481..5e901bfc0576 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -917,17 +917,9 @@ int bio_iov_iter_get_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bio_iov_iter_get_pages);
 
-struct submit_bio_ret {
-	struct completion event;
-	int error;
-};
-
 static void submit_bio_wait_endio(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct submit_bio_ret *ret = bio->bi_private;
-
-	ret->error = blk_status_to_errno(bio->bi_status);
-	complete(&ret->event);
+	complete(bio->bi_private);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -943,16 +935,15 @@ static void submit_bio_wait_endio(struct bio *bio)
  */
 int submit_bio_wait(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	struct submit_bio_ret ret;
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
 
-	init_completion(&ret.event);
-	bio->bi_private = &ret;
+	bio->bi_private = &done;
 	bio->bi_end_io = submit_bio_wait_endio;
 	bio->bi_opf |= REQ_SYNC;
 	submit_bio(bio);
-	wait_for_completion_io(&ret.event);
+	wait_for_completion_io(&done);
 
-	return ret.error;
+	return blk_status_to_errno(bio->bi_status);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio_wait);