diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 0b067b8e6e793df9295a16c3486ede73ca6ae30c..e4c919112ce8c99eb98c73aba7cdd8dcfebba46c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4555,11 +4555,15 @@ static void io_queue_sqe(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	ret = io_req_defer(req, sqe);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
+fail_req:
 			io_cqring_add_event(req, ret);
 			req_set_fail_links(req);
 			io_double_put_req(req);
 		}
 	} else if (req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC) {
+		ret = io_req_defer_prep(req, sqe);
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+			goto fail_req;
 		/*
 		 * Never try inline submit of IOSQE_ASYNC is set, go straight
 		 * to async execution.