diff --git a/include/block/aio.h b/include/block/aio.h
index b6b396cfcb..3b7634bef4 100644
--- a/include/block/aio.h
+++ b/include/block/aio.h
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@ struct AioContext {
     struct LinuxAioState *linux_aio;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
-    /*
-     * State for Linux io_uring.  Uses aio_context_acquire/release for
-     * locking.
-     */
     struct LuringState *linux_io_uring;
 
     /* State for file descriptor monitoring using Linux io_uring */
diff --git a/include/block/raw-aio.h b/include/block/raw-aio.h
index db614472e6..e46a29c3f0 100644
--- a/include/block/raw-aio.h
+++ b/include/block/raw-aio.h
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@ void laio_io_unplug(uint64_t dev_max_batch);
 typedef struct LuringState LuringState;
 LuringState *luring_init(Error **errp);
 void luring_cleanup(LuringState *s);
-int coroutine_fn luring_co_submit(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s, int fd,
-                                uint64_t offset, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int type);
+
+/* luring_co_submit: submit I/O requests in the thread's current AioContext. */
+int coroutine_fn luring_co_submit(BlockDriverState *bs, int fd, uint64_t offset,
+                                  QEMUIOVector *qiov, int type);
 void luring_detach_aio_context(LuringState *s, AioContext *old_context);
 void luring_attach_aio_context(LuringState *s, AioContext *new_context);
-void luring_io_plug(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s);
-void luring_io_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s);
+
+/*
+ * luring_io_plug/unplug work in the thread's current AioContext, therefore the
+ * caller must ensure that they are paired in the same IOThread.
+ */
+void luring_io_plug(void);
+void luring_io_unplug(void);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index fa99d1c25a..b8ee58201c 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -2089,9 +2089,8 @@ static int coroutine_fn raw_co_prw(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t offset,
         type |= QEMU_AIO_MISALIGNED;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
     } else if (s->use_linux_io_uring) {
-        LuringState *aio = aio_get_linux_io_uring(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs));
         assert(qiov->size == bytes);
-        return luring_co_submit(bs, aio, s->fd, offset, qiov, type);
+        return luring_co_submit(bs, s->fd, offset, qiov, type);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_AIO
     } else if (s->use_linux_aio) {
@@ -2140,8 +2139,7 @@ static void raw_aio_plug(BlockDriverState *bs)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
     if (s->use_linux_io_uring) {
-        LuringState *aio = aio_get_linux_io_uring(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs));
-        luring_io_plug(bs, aio);
+        luring_io_plug();
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -2156,8 +2154,7 @@ static void raw_aio_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
     if (s->use_linux_io_uring) {
-        LuringState *aio = aio_get_linux_io_uring(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs));
-        luring_io_unplug(bs, aio);
+        luring_io_unplug();
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -2181,8 +2178,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn raw_co_flush_to_disk(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING
     if (s->use_linux_io_uring) {
-        LuringState *aio = aio_get_linux_io_uring(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs));
-        return luring_co_submit(bs, aio, s->fd, 0, NULL, QEMU_AIO_FLUSH);
+        return luring_co_submit(bs, s->fd, 0, NULL, QEMU_AIO_FLUSH);
     }
 #endif
     return raw_thread_pool_submit(bs, handle_aiocb_flush, &acb);
diff --git a/block/io_uring.c b/block/io_uring.c
index 973e15d876..220fb72ae6 100644
--- a/block/io_uring.c
+++ b/block/io_uring.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
+/* Only used for assertions.  */
+#include "qemu/coroutine_int.h"
+
 /* io_uring ring size */
 #define MAX_ENTRIES 128
 
@@ -50,10 +53,9 @@ typedef struct LuringState {
 
     struct io_uring ring;
 
-    /* io queue for submit at batch.  Protected by AioContext lock. */
+    /* No locking required, only accessed from AioContext home thread */
     LuringQueue io_q;
 
-    /* I/O completion processing.  Only runs in I/O thread.  */
     QEMUBH *completion_bh;
 } LuringState;
 
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ end:
          * eventually runs later. Coroutines cannot be entered recursively
          * so avoid doing that!
          */
+        assert(luringcb->co->ctx == luringcb->aio_context);
         if (!qemu_coroutine_entered(luringcb->co)) {
             aio_co_wake(luringcb->co);
         }
@@ -262,13 +265,11 @@ static int ioq_submit(LuringState *s)
 
 static void luring_process_completions_and_submit(LuringState *s)
 {
-    aio_context_acquire(s->aio_context);
     luring_process_completions(s);
 
     if (!s->io_q.plugged && s->io_q.in_queue > 0) {
         ioq_submit(s);
     }
-    aio_context_release(s->aio_context);
 }
 
 static void qemu_luring_completion_bh(void *opaque)
@@ -306,14 +307,18 @@ static void ioq_init(LuringQueue *io_q)
     io_q->blocked = false;
 }
 
-void luring_io_plug(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s)
+void luring_io_plug(void)
 {
+    AioContext *ctx = qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+    LuringState *s = aio_get_linux_io_uring(ctx);
     trace_luring_io_plug(s);
     s->io_q.plugged++;
 }
 
-void luring_io_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s)
+void luring_io_unplug(void)
 {
+    AioContext *ctx = qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+    LuringState *s = aio_get_linux_io_uring(ctx);
     assert(s->io_q.plugged);
     trace_luring_io_unplug(s, s->io_q.blocked, s->io_q.plugged,
                            s->io_q.in_queue, s->io_q.in_flight);
@@ -373,10 +378,12 @@ static int luring_do_submit(int fd, LuringAIOCB *luringcb, LuringState *s,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int coroutine_fn luring_co_submit(BlockDriverState *bs, LuringState *s, int fd,
-                                  uint64_t offset, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int type)
+int coroutine_fn luring_co_submit(BlockDriverState *bs, int fd, uint64_t offset,
+                                  QEMUIOVector *qiov, int type)
 {
     int ret;
+    AioContext *ctx = qemu_get_current_aio_context();
+    LuringState *s = aio_get_linux_io_uring(ctx);
     LuringAIOCB luringcb = {
         .co         = qemu_coroutine_self(),
         .ret        = -EINPROGRESS,
