diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 52ed1094ccbb2..dd7603efed799 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io(struct request *req,
 {
 	struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd = req->end_io_data;
 	struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_uring_cmd_pdu(ioucmd);
-	void *cookie = READ_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie);
 
 	req->bio = pdu->bio;
 	if (nvme_req(req)->flags & NVME_REQ_CANCELLED)
@@ -518,10 +517,12 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io(struct request *req,
 	 * For iopoll, complete it directly.
 	 * Otherwise, move the completion to task work.
 	 */
-	if (cookie != NULL && blk_rq_is_poll(req))
+	if (blk_rq_is_poll(req)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie, NULL);
 		nvme_uring_task_cb(ioucmd, IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED);
-	else
+	} else {
 		io_uring_cmd_do_in_task_lazy(ioucmd, nvme_uring_task_cb);
+	}
 
 	return RQ_END_IO_FREE;
 }
@@ -531,7 +532,6 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io_meta(struct request *req,
 {
 	struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd = req->end_io_data;
 	struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_uring_cmd_pdu(ioucmd);
-	void *cookie = READ_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie);
 
 	req->bio = pdu->bio;
 	pdu->req = req;
@@ -540,10 +540,12 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io_meta(struct request *req,
 	 * For iopoll, complete it directly.
 	 * Otherwise, move the completion to task work.
 	 */
-	if (cookie != NULL && blk_rq_is_poll(req))
+	if (blk_rq_is_poll(req)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie, NULL);
 		nvme_uring_task_meta_cb(ioucmd, IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED);
-	else
+	} else {
 		io_uring_cmd_do_in_task_lazy(ioucmd, nvme_uring_task_meta_cb);
+	}
 
 	return RQ_END_IO_NONE;
 }
@@ -599,7 +601,6 @@ static int nvme_uring_cmd_io(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 	if (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_IOPOLL)
 		rq_flags |= REQ_POLLED;
 
-retry:
 	req = nvme_alloc_user_request(q, &c, rq_flags, blk_flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
@@ -613,17 +614,11 @@ static int nvme_uring_cmd_io(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_IOPOLL && rq_flags & REQ_POLLED) {
-		if (unlikely(!req->bio)) {
-			/* we can't poll this, so alloc regular req instead */
-			blk_mq_free_request(req);
-			rq_flags &= ~REQ_POLLED;
-			goto retry;
-		} else {
-			WRITE_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie, req->bio);
-			req->bio->bi_opf |= REQ_POLLED;
-		}
+	if (blk_rq_is_poll(req)) {
+		ioucmd->flags |= IORING_URING_CMD_POLLED;
+		WRITE_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie, req);
 	}
+
 	/* to free bio on completion, as req->bio will be null at that time */
 	pdu->bio = req->bio;
 	pdu->meta_len = d.metadata_len;
@@ -782,18 +777,16 @@ int nvme_ns_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 				 struct io_comp_batch *iob,
 				 unsigned int poll_flags)
 {
-	struct bio *bio;
+	struct request *req;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct nvme_ns *ns;
-	struct request_queue *q;
+
+	if (!(ioucmd->flags & IORING_URING_CMD_POLLED))
+		return 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	bio = READ_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie);
-	ns = container_of(file_inode(ioucmd->file)->i_cdev,
-			struct nvme_ns, cdev);
-	q = ns->queue;
-	if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_POLL, &q->queue_flags) && bio && bio->bi_bdev)
-		ret = bio_poll(bio, iob, poll_flags);
+	req = READ_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie);
+	if (req && blk_rq_is_poll(req))
+		ret = blk_rq_poll(req, iob, poll_flags);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -885,31 +878,6 @@ int nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 	srcu_read_unlock(&head->srcu, srcu_idx);
 	return ret;
 }
-
-int nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
-				      struct io_comp_batch *iob,
-				      unsigned int poll_flags)
-{
-	struct cdev *cdev = file_inode(ioucmd->file)->i_cdev;
-	struct nvme_ns_head *head = container_of(cdev, struct nvme_ns_head, cdev);
-	int srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&head->srcu);
-	struct nvme_ns *ns = nvme_find_path(head);
-	struct bio *bio;
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct request_queue *q;
-
-	if (ns) {
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		bio = READ_ONCE(ioucmd->cookie);
-		q = ns->queue;
-		if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_POLL, &q->queue_flags) && bio
-				&& bio->bi_bdev)
-			ret = bio_poll(bio, iob, poll_flags);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
-	srcu_read_unlock(&head->srcu, srcu_idx);
-	return ret;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH */
 
 int nvme_dev_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd, unsigned int issue_flags)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index 2bc159a318ff0..61130b4976b04 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static const struct file_operations nvme_ns_head_chr_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= nvme_ns_head_chr_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl	= compat_ptr_ioctl,
 	.uring_cmd	= nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd,
-	.uring_cmd_iopoll = nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll,
+	.uring_cmd_iopoll = nvme_ns_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll,
 };
 
 static int nvme_add_ns_head_cdev(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index a2d4f59e0535a..84aecf53870ae 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -852,8 +852,6 @@ long nvme_dev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		unsigned long arg);
 int nvme_ns_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 		struct io_comp_batch *iob, unsigned int poll_flags);
-int nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd_iopoll(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
-		struct io_comp_batch *iob, unsigned int poll_flags);
 int nvme_ns_chr_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 		unsigned int issue_flags);
 int nvme_ns_head_chr_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index f222d263bc555..08720c7bd92f8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ enum io_uring_op {
  * sqe->uring_cmd_flags
  * IORING_URING_CMD_FIXED	use registered buffer; pass this flag
  *				along with setting sqe->buf_index.
+ * IORING_URING_CMD_POLLED	driver use only
  */
 #define IORING_URING_CMD_FIXED	(1U << 0)
+#define IORING_URING_CMD_POLLED	(1U << 31)
 
 
 /*
