diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 3ba49c628337..e4484a03e033 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1141,10 +1141,9 @@ void tctx_task_work(struct callback_head *cb)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
 }
 
-static inline void io_req_local_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req,
-					 struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
-					 unsigned flags)
+static void io_req_local_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags)
 {
+	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 	unsigned nr_wait, nr_tw, nr_tw_prev;
 	struct llist_node *head;
 
@@ -1239,17 +1238,16 @@ static void io_req_normal_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req)
 void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags)
 {
 	if (req->ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN)
-		io_req_local_work_add(req, req->ctx, flags);
+		io_req_local_work_add(req, flags);
 	else
 		io_req_normal_work_add(req);
 }
 
-void io_req_task_work_add_remote(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
-				 unsigned flags)
+void io_req_task_work_add_remote(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN)))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(req->ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN)))
 		return;
-	io_req_local_work_add(req, ctx, flags);
+	__io_req_task_work_add(req, flags);
 }
 
 static void __cold io_move_task_work_from_local(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 87f883130286..e4050b2d0821 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ struct file *io_file_get_fixed(struct io_kiocb *req, int fd,
 			       unsigned issue_flags);
 
 void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags);
-void io_req_task_work_add_remote(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
-				 unsigned flags);
+void io_req_task_work_add_remote(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags);
 void io_req_task_queue(struct io_kiocb *req);
 void io_req_task_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, io_tw_token_t tw);
 void io_req_task_queue_fail(struct io_kiocb *req, int ret);
diff --git a/io_uring/msg_ring.c b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
index 6c51b942d020..50a958e9c921 100644
--- a/io_uring/msg_ring.c
+++ b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int io_msg_remote_post(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 	req->ctx = ctx;
 	req->tctx = NULL;
 	req->io_task_work.func = io_msg_tw_complete;
-	io_req_task_work_add_remote(req, ctx, IOU_F_TWQ_LAZY_WAKE);
+	io_req_task_work_add_remote(req, IOU_F_TWQ_LAZY_WAKE);
 	return 0;
 }