diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index c026ba6359ab26385d15e42fbd9d6663339c2eed..59281a91b30a0642a12830cfd29fb6fab79c5565 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4500,11 +4500,15 @@ 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.