diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 5a45da2b87e958ea2dafea2e6a28d9e6edabe3b9..23635ca4546d4dff6a429379ea1318fed1a0a9a4 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2657,8 +2657,8 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock)
 		}
 	}
 out_free:
-	kfree(iovec);
-	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
+	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP))
+		kfree(iovec);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2780,8 +2780,8 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock)
 		}
 	}
 out_free:
-	req->flags &= ~REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP;
-	kfree(iovec);
+	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP))
+		kfree(iovec);
 	return ret;
 }