diff --git a/source/common/network/io_uring_socket_handle_impl.cc b/source/common/network/io_uring_socket_handle_impl.cc
index 904bd651fcefd..8c5151518b10f 100644
--- a/source/common/network/io_uring_socket_handle_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/network/io_uring_socket_handle_impl.cc
@@ -228,10 +228,8 @@ Api::SysCallIntResult IoUringSocketHandleImpl::connect(Address::InstanceConstSha
     res = uring.prepareConnect(fd_, address, req);
     RELEASE_ASSERT(res == Io::IoUringResult::Ok, "unable to prepare connect");
   }
-  if (isLeader()) {
-    // TODO(rojkov): handle `EBUSY` in case the completion queue is never reaped.
-    uring.submit();
-  }
+  // Need to ensure the connect request submitted.
+  uring.submit();
   return Api::SysCallIntResult{0, SOCKET_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS};
 }