diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 20fdc442e014..20ec8fdafcae 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static int io_init_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 		 * well as 2 contiguous entries.
 		 */
 		if (!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQE_MIXED) || *left < 2 ||
-		    !(ctx->cached_sq_head & (ctx->sq_entries - 1)))
+		    (unsigned)(sqe - ctx->sq_sqes) >= ctx->sq_entries - 1)
 			return io_init_fail_req(req, -EINVAL);
 		/*
 		 * A 128b operation on a mixed SQ uses two entries, so we have