diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index 6f1d0e5df23ad815479904639282bf7a8b4b3b33..992dcd9f8c4cf31a5579a651b8b044c1ea4bfac4 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -1230,6 +1230,7 @@ static void io_wq_cancel_tw_create(struct io_wq *wq)
 
 		worker = container_of(cb, struct io_worker, create_work);
 		io_worker_cancel_cb(worker);
+		kfree(worker);
 	}
 }