diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index f32e0daeedd8..f7b2b068464d 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -1322,12 +1322,12 @@ retry:
 		return IOU_OK;
 	}
 
-	if (ret >= 0 &&
-	    io_post_aux_cqe(ctx, req->cqe.user_data, ret, IORING_CQE_F_MORE, false))
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (io_post_aux_cqe(ctx, req->cqe.user_data, ret, IORING_CQE_F_MORE, true))
 		goto retry;
 
-	io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
-	return (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_MULTISHOT) ? IOU_STOP_MULTISHOT : IOU_OK;
+	return -ECANCELED;
 }
 
 int io_socket_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)