diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 8ef0603c07f1..985c87ea09a9 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -874,10 +874,15 @@ bool io_req_post_cqe(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res, u32 cflags)
 	lockdep_assert(!io_wq_current_is_worker());
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->uring_lock);
 
-	__io_cq_lock(ctx);
-	posted = io_fill_cqe_aux(ctx, req->cqe.user_data, res, cflags);
+	if (!ctx->lockless_cq) {
+		spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+		posted = io_fill_cqe_aux(ctx, req->cqe.user_data, res, cflags);
+		spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+	} else {
+		posted = io_fill_cqe_aux(ctx, req->cqe.user_data, res, cflags);
+	}
+
 	ctx->submit_state.cq_flush = true;
-	__io_cq_unlock_post(ctx);
 	return posted;
 }