diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 51be073906348404d9c754c35a585d16c1f7b544..f18cd98be78301de8eaab3f63358ecf541d878b7 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -5608,9 +5608,15 @@ static void io_queue_sqe(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 			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;
+		if (!req->io) {
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
+			if (io_alloc_async_ctx(req))
+				goto fail_req;
+			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.