diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 6c07efac977c..20dfa5ef75dc 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3891,8 +3891,13 @@ static __cold int io_uring_create(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
 	}
 
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SINGLE_ISSUER
-	    && !(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED))
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->submitter_task, get_task_struct(current));
+	    && !(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED)) {
+		/*
+		 * Unlike io_register_enable_rings(), don't need WRITE_ONCE()
+		 * since ctx isn't yet accessible from other tasks
+		 */
+		ctx->submitter_task = get_task_struct(current);
+	}
 
 	file = io_uring_get_file(ctx);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {