diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 93af915a98e68cc4a49b9d6940892b5de71c0a27..cc1f2f3b7bfa899ee0c7bdaa2a7fa4f31cfd3fbb 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4596,8 +4596,8 @@ static __poll_t __io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 	bool cancel = false;
 
-	poll->file = req->file;
 	io_init_poll_iocb(poll, mask, wake_func);
+	poll->file = req->file;
 	poll->wait.private = req;
 
 	ipt->pt._key = mask;