diff --git a/io_uring/rsrc.h b/io_uring/rsrc.h
index 81445a477622..d60c758326b4 100644
--- a/io_uring/rsrc.h
+++ b/io_uring/rsrc.h
@@ -143,15 +143,13 @@ static inline void io_req_set_rsrc_node(struct io_kiocb *req,
 					unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	if (!req->rsrc_node) {
+		io_ring_submit_lock(ctx, issue_flags);
+
+		lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->uring_lock);
+
 		req->rsrc_node = ctx->rsrc_node;
-
-		if (!(issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED)) {
-			lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->uring_lock);
-
-			io_charge_rsrc_node(ctx);
-		} else {
-			percpu_ref_get(&req->rsrc_node->refs);
-		}
+		io_charge_rsrc_node(ctx);
+		io_ring_submit_unlock(ctx, issue_flags);
 	}
 }