diff --git a/io_uring/timeout.c b/io_uring/timeout.c
index 7fd7dbb211d6..4f1f710197d6 100644
--- a/io_uring/timeout.c
+++ b/io_uring/timeout.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void io_queue_linked_timeout(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 static bool io_match_task(struct io_kiocb *head, struct task_struct *task,
 			  bool cancel_all)
-	__must_hold(&req->ctx->timeout_lock)
+	__must_hold(&head->ctx->timeout_lock)
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *req;