diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 45d5ef8dd0a87d39c707250f3911888faff2a87c..78aa249070b1305762b6e9d63cf641cbedaaae92 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1438,8 +1438,7 @@ static int aio_prep_rw(struct kiocb *req, struct iocb *iocb)
 		ret = ioprio_check_cap(iocb->aio_reqprio);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_debug("aio ioprio check cap error: %d\n", ret);
-			fput(req->ki_filp);
-			return ret;
+			goto out_fput;
 		}
 
 		req->ki_ioprio = iocb->aio_reqprio;
@@ -1448,7 +1447,13 @@ static int aio_prep_rw(struct kiocb *req, struct iocb *iocb)
 
 	ret = kiocb_set_rw_flags(req, iocb->aio_rw_flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		fput(req->ki_filp);
+		goto out_fput;
+
+	req->ki_flags &= ~IOCB_HIPRI; /* no one is going to poll for this I/O */
+	return 0;
+
+out_fput:
+	fput(req->ki_filp);
 	return ret;
 }