diff --git a/io_uring/wait.c b/io_uring/wait.c
index ec01e78a216d..d005ea17b35f 100644
--- a/io_uring/wait.c
+++ b/io_uring/wait.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart io_cqring_min_timer_wakeup(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	}
 
 	/* any generated CQE posted past this time should wake us up */
-	iowq->cq_tail = iowq->cq_min_tail;
+	iowq->cq_tail = iowq->cq_min_tail + 1;
 
 	hrtimer_update_function(&iowq->t, io_cqring_timer_wakeup);
 	hrtimer_set_expires(timer, iowq->timeout);