diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 6231a6d443fbd400a1a53d97bddc60bb13f53f1f..0b201ff0d32efc07c8d2db3cd58636414d9b65ef 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,10 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_kiocb **nxt,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Ensure we clear previously set non-block flag */
+	if (!force_nonblock)
+		req->rw.ki_flags &= ~IOCB_NOWAIT;
+
 	file = req->file;
 	io_size = ret;
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK)
@@ -1902,6 +1906,10 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_kiocb **nxt,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Ensure we clear previously set non-block flag */
+	if (!force_nonblock)
+		req->rw.ki_flags &= ~IOCB_NOWAIT;
+
 	file = kiocb->ki_filp;
 	io_size = ret;
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK)
@@ -3270,9 +3278,6 @@ static void io_wq_submit_work(struct io_wq_work **workptr)
 	struct io_kiocb *nxt = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* Ensure we clear previously set non-block flag */
-	req->rw.ki_flags &= ~IOCB_NOWAIT;
-
 	if (work->flags & IO_WQ_WORK_CANCEL)
 		ret = -ECANCELED;