static void io_uring_cancel_files(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
                                  struct files_struct *files)
 {
-       struct io_kiocb *req;
-       DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-
        while (!list_empty_careful(&ctx->inflight_list)) {
-               struct io_kiocb *cancel_req = NULL;
+               struct io_kiocb *cancel_req = NULL, *req;
+               DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
                spin_lock_irq(&ctx->inflight_lock);
                list_for_each_entry(req, &ctx->inflight_list, inflight_entry) {
                         */
                        if (refcount_sub_and_test(2, &cancel_req->refs)) {
                                io_put_req(cancel_req);
+                               finish_wait(&ctx->inflight_wait, &wait);
                                continue;
                        }
                }
                io_wq_cancel_work(ctx->io_wq, &cancel_req->work);
                io_put_req(cancel_req);
                schedule();
+               finish_wait(&ctx->inflight_wait, &wait);
        }
-       finish_wait(&ctx->inflight_wait, &wait);
 }
 
 static int io_uring_flush(struct file *file, void *data)